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AUGUST 2014

28 Welcome

5 • FIVE THINGS TO DO Our pick of the best things to do in Cambridge this month

59 • DRINKS Hal at Cambridge Wine Merchants shares his summer wine survival guide

7-13 • NIGHTLIFE Going out? Here’s what’s happening at Cambridge’s comedy clubs, bars and live music venues

61 • RESTAURANT REVIEW Nicola Foley stops by Cambridge’s newest gastro hotspot, Smokeworks

17-19 • CAMBRIDGE FILM FESTIVAL Experience the very best of this summer’s cinema, including independent and international releases 21 • LODESTAR The laid-back festival on a farm returns with a diverse offering of music and family-friendly events 22-23 • ROMSEY ARTS FESTIVAL Gather on the streets of the Mill Road area for Romsey’s second annual celebration of creativity and the arts 25-33 • ARTS & CULTURE What’s on at Cambridge’s wonderful museums, galleries and theatres 35 • WYSING MUSIC FESTIVAL The creative space in Bourn hosts its annual music and arts festival 36-37 • SUMMER AT THE MUSEUMS There’s lots going on at Cambridge’s museums this month, from puppet shows to bat walks 39 • LION YARD MUSIC FESTIVAL Support local talent and listen to live acoustic music while you shop!

62-63 • LISTINGS Your complete what’s on diary for August 65 • COMMUNITY News and charitable goings-on in your neighbourhood

56-57 • RECIPES The chefs at d’Arry’s share two top recipes, for a salmon and gin dish and an irresistible chocolate fondant

NICOLA FOLEY, EDITOR

69-72 • GREAT DAYS OUT Make the most of Cambridge this summer with our top ten days out

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79 • INDIE OF THE MONTH We delve into the rails of retro treasures at Jemporium Vintage

The piece of art featured on this month’s cover is "A blue sky day and the punts in the calm" by cut paper and plastic artist Vanessa Stone. You can see more of her fantastic work on her website. www.vanessastone.net

81-84 • FASHION The hottest holiday wear for him and her 86-88 • BEAUTY Daisy Dickinson shares her favourite honeybased beauty buys 90 • COMPETITION Win a gym and spa membership for two worth over £300! 92-93 • FITNESS Catherine Carr tries out a Wild Weekend in Lithuania 97-100 • BUSINESS Read the first in our two-part feature on recruitment

41 • FAMILY What to do with the little (and not so little) ones this August 45-55 • FOOD NEWS Bringing you the latest new openings, food news and dates for your diaries

There’s no denying that July was a brilliant month for Cambridge. Le Tour passed through; the Big Weekend – blessed (for once) with glorious sunshine – partied; Open Studios inspired; the Folk Festival celebrated its 50th birthday and the Secret Garden Party did what it does best – offering up a hedonistic shindig like no other. But if you’re fearing an anticlimax in August, don’t. Not only does the fantastic Romsey Art Festival return for its second year, the Shakespeare Festival continues this month with a whole new set of the Bard’s best to enjoy in some of Cambridge’s most beautiful gardens. Lodestar, the boutique, family-friendly festival in the Fens, is back 29-30 August (page 21), whilst over at Wysing in Bourn they’re preparing to push boundaries with Space-Time: The Future; a female-fronted music and arts extravaganza (page 35). Also, rather excitingly and a little earlier in the calendar than usual, the Cambridge Film Festival kicks off this month, offering up a typically brilliant feast of cinema, from indie arthouse flicks to Hollywood blockbusters, as well as a host of film screenings in some wonderfully unusual locations. Turn to page 17 to read all about it. Enjoy the issue and see you next month!

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TAKE A DIP Yes, there are the hardcore who can be found splashing around in Jesus Green Lido from early May, but for the rest of us, it needs to be high summer before we’ll brave a dip in this rather spectacular outdoor pool. At 91 metres in length, it’s one of the longest lidos in Europe – and there’s plenty of space around the edge for sunbathing and general lounging about (they also serve up ice cream, smoothies, shakes and paninis, if you get peckish). Check the website for opening times and entry prices and keep an eye on Twitter @JesusGreenLido for updates on the pool temperature. www.better.org.uk/leisure/ jesusgreenlido

LISTEN TO JAZZ & BRASS IN THE PARKS

WATCH AN ACTING LEGEND

Make the most of summer Sundays with three fantastic outdoor music events, taking place in Cambridge’s parks this month. Part of Summer in the City, Jazz and Brass in the Parks is free to attend and an ideal way to spend a lazy afternoon in the city. On 17 August, the Lakenheath Silver Band will be performing at Cherry Hinton Hall – also famous as the home of the Cambridge Folk Festival. Then, on 24 August, bring a picnic to Jesus Green and recline to the sounds of Jazz Beens. Finally, if you’re doing some shopping or catching the bus from town on 31 August, make sure to swing by Christ’s Pieces to hear Waterbeach Brass. All music starts from 3pm, going on until 5pm. cambridgesummerinthecity.co.uk

Acting stalwart Alison Steadman, star of Gavin & Stacey, Pride and Prejudice and Abigail’s Party, brings her considerable talent to Cambridge in Thérèse Raquin. Showing at Cambridge Arts Theatre, 25-30 August, Emile Zola’s hot-blooded tragedy takes us to the back streets of late 19thcentury Paris, where a beautiful, trapped heroine plots her escape... www.cambridgeartstheatre.com

GO TO THE FLICKS Take your seats for the Cambridge Film Festival, starting 28 August, and promising a diverse offering of feature films, family flicks and outdoor screenings. There’s a strong crime drama leaning and strands on Catalan Cinema and German director Gerhard Lamprecht, while acclaimed new releases include Night Moves with Jesse Eisenberg and ‘Alpine Western’ Night Will Fall. And don’t miss the outdoor riverside screenings on Grantchester Meadows. www.cambridgefilmfestival.org.uk

FIND A VINTAGE TREASURE We’d happily kit out our entire homes with the beautiful furniture from Sheprethbased online shop Homestuff With History, so we’re delighted to report that they're planning a pop-up shop at Burwash Manor this month. From 1 August, you’ll be able to explore their carefully curated range of vintage homewares and other retro curiosities, which ranges from cabinets to quirky teapots, as well as including a lovely selection of books and toys for children. www.homestuffwithhistory.co.uk

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BUZZ FEST Cambridge pub The Corner House on Newmarket Road is hosting its own mini festival this month, promising musical variety, great food and drink and a kid's area too. Buzz Fest, now in its fourth year, takes place 9-10 August and is free to attend. There'll be two stages with local bands and artists performing both inside and out. Since it's summer, they're giving the event a Hawaiian slant, so seek out the tiki bar and kick back with a cocktail, or sample the ciders at their mini cider festival. The pub will also be putting on a hog roast and barbecue. Saturday night acts include The Jackson Creek Band, Nik Lowe, Honeywitch, Angel Underground, The Hot Lights and lots more. On Sunday, catch James White, Quiet Choir, Jessica Grace and other acoustic acts, plus Best Intentions, This is Eight and Eskimos. Says landlady Jo Tomkins: "It's a great platform for bands and artists to perform to people who wouldn't normally hear their music. Our garden is transformed with an outside bar, live acoustic stage and kids area. It's a great opportunity to bring together the local community." www.facebook.com/corner.house.5

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ST VINCENT Better known by her stage name St Vincent (a moniker inspired by lyrics from a Nick Cave song), American singer-songwriter Anne Erin Clark began her musical career with choral rock/pop outfit The Polyphonic Spree, which she was a member of before becoming part of Sufjan Steven’s touring band. It was in 2006 that she formed her own group, beginning her ascent to darling of the art rock world. With a shock of mad scientist grey hair (she cites Albert Einstein as her style icon) and model-like features, St Vincent cuts a striking figure, and her subversive music is equally as attention grabbing. Her musical style is distinguished by its huge array of instruments and complex arrangements, coupled with witty, provocative lyrics: it’s a quirky brand of intelligent pop which has managed to attract almost universal praise from the critics. She’s touring in support of her self-titled fourth solo album, which The Guardian described as offering “an embarrassment of fantastic songs” – and she’ll be at Cambridge Junction on Tuesday 19 August (£17.50, 7pm doors). www.junction.co.uk

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CIRCUS! CIRCUS! In search of something a little daring this month? We recommend stepping into the sumptuous and surreal world of the Neon Moon Burlesque and Cabaret club for Circus! Circus! a decidedly unique summer ball. Taking place at Anstey Hall on 24 August, this event will offer all the risqué fun that the Neon Moon’s many fans have grown to love, with jaw-dropping entertainment, plenty of cocktails and an atmosphere which oozes retro glamour. Expect death-defying stunts from aerial acrobats, wrestling strongmen, illusionists, airborne showgirls and absinthe candyfloss, as well as plenty more surprises dotted around the majestic stately home setting. Music will be provided by DJ Jazzlord, who’ll be spinning a mix of rhythm and blues, ska, funk and afrobeat to keep the guests grooving into the small hours. The outfits at Neon Moon events are always spectacular, and we’re certain that the circus theme is sure to inspire the creative crowd (think ringmaster’s jackets, tarnished sequins, crumpled lace-trimmed net, stripes, stars, leopard print, cracked painted clown paint and whatever other vaudevillian vintage chic you can adorn yourself with). Tickets are £28.50 (plus £1.50 booking fee) per ticket in advance and £35 on the door (if available). www.theneonmoonclub.com

WONKY DISCO ALFRESCO Bringing a touch of Ibiza to Cambridge, the Wonky Disco crew have been hosting a series of exclusive rooftop parties this summer, providing the party people of Cambridge with a place to drink cocktails and dance the day away along to some pumping tunes. It’s all been a bit hush hush but we can reveal that the next event will take place on 24 August on the roof terrace at Lola Lo’s night club in the city centre. The event runs from 2pm-9pm and it’s strictly guest list only, find out how to get your name down at www.facebook.com/ wonkydiscoevents

LEE EVANS Catch comedy king Lee Evans this month as he stops by at Cambridge Corn Exchange ahead of his upcoming Monsters arena tour. It’s a rare chance to catch the cartoonish comic in a more intimate setting than his usual stadium gigs, so our guess is you’re in for a bit of a treat as he tests out his newest gags and routines. Known for his energetic, slapstick (and sweaty!) stage performances, Evans has become one of Britain’s best known stand-ups, as well as starring in numerous Hollywood films including MouseHunt, There’s Something About Mary and The Fifth Element. His ‘Work in Progress’ show plays at the Corn Exchange on 14 and 15 August, tickets are £32.50. Shows start at 8pm. www.cornex.co.uk

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JASON MRAZ 27 September, Corn Exchange, £37.50 The Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter is hitting Cambridge next month as part of a tour to support his new album, YES! www.cornex.co.uk

LEE SCRATCH PERRY 28 November, Cambridge Junction, £23.50 Good music of the reggae/ska/dub persuasion is not always easy to come by in Cambridge, but if that’s your scene, you’re in luck. Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry – one of the most recognisable and charismatic names in Jamaican music – is coming to town for a gig at the Cambridge Junction in November. www.junction.co.uk

BASEMENT JAXX CAMBRIDGE ROCK FESTIVAL If you’re a classic rock devotee who worships at the alter of Led Zep and Pink Floyd, we might just have found might just have found your dream festival, and best of all, it takes place just down the road in Barton. Returning for its eleventh outing this month, the Cambridge Rock Festival pitches up at Haggis Farm, 7-10 August, and features a diverse line-up of acts sure to delight fans of the genre. “We only pick acts of the highest calibre, mixing established must-see acts with some of the best new talent on offer,” explains festival founder Dave Roberts. “This wonderful stew of bands you’ve always loved and have been meaning to see, stirred in with some blazing hot young guns (and a few surprises), gives you the tastiest musical gumbo outside of New Orleans.” On the line-up for this year’s event are blues rock star Larry Miller, punk outfit FM, Wishbone Ash and acclaimed six-piece Snakecharmer. They’re joined by a range of top quality tribute acts including Ultimate Eagles, Fleetwood Bac, Who’s Next and Pure Floyd. There’s also some great local talent to enjoy at the Cream of Cambridge Stage, which features performances from local favourites like Fred’s House, as well as an acoustic stage which will play host to acts including The Swamptruck Goodtime Band and Ain’t Misbehavin’. Tickets for the full four days are £105, and day tickets are available starting at just £25. www.cambridgerockfestival.co.uk

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8 December, Corn Exchange, £27.50 Sure to warm you up once winter kicks in, Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe, aka Basement Jaxx, will be bringing their irresistible brand of feel-good dance to the Corn Exchange in December. Get ready to go wild for tracks like Where’s Your Head At, Romeo, Bingo Bango and Jump ’n’ Shout. www.cornex.co.uk

FRANK SKINNER 12 December, Corn Exchange, £30 The comedian brings his critically acclaimed new Man in a Suit tour to Cambridge, which sees the laddish former Fantasy Football League presenter all grown up, but still with his razor-sharp wit. www.cornex.co.uk

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NEWMARKET NIGHTS The fantastic Newmarket Nights series draws to an end this month, and they’re rounding off their string of summer concerts in style with a trio of top acts. Up first, a man who needs no introduction, the legendary Tom Jones will be stopping by on Friday 1 August to perform a crowd-pleasing collection of his classic hits including the likes of Delilah, It’s Not Unusual and What’s New Pussycat. It’s the third time in four years that the Welsh crooner has graced the Newmarket Racecourse with his distinctive dulcet tones – and it’s always been a popular show so be sure to get in quick if you’re after tickets. Next to play is British rapper Dizzee Rascal, who visits Newmarket on Friday 8 August. Famous for number one tracks like Bonkers and Holiday, this larger than life hero of the UK grime scene famously performed at the Olympics opening ceremony in 2012, as well as winning the Mercury Music Prize in 2003 – making him the first ever rapper to be awarded the accolade. Adult tickets start at £30. Bringing down the curtain on the 28th season of Newmarket Nights will be Scottish rockers Wet Wet Wet, who play on Friday 15 August. The band are well known for their cover of the Troggs hit Love Is All Around, which was immortalised in the film Four Weddings and a Funeral and spent a phenomenal 15 weeks at the top of the chart in 1994. You’ll be treated to that, and a host of other classics including Wishing I Was Lucky, Sweet Little Mystery and Goodnight Girl from Pellow et al, who’ve recently completed their greatest hits tour. Adult tickets start at £35. www.newmarketracecourses.co.uk

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Some of entertainment’s biggest household names began their career singing or performing on the streets of their home town (Rod Stewart, Tracy Chapman, Eddie Izzard…). For three days this month, the streets of Cambridge will come alive with dance, music and song for the sixth annual Buskers and Street Performers Festival, taking place throughout the city centre, 15-17 August. Started in 2008 by Heather Bevan-Hunt, and almost doubling in size since then, it aims to showcase the diversity of music, street theatre, dance and all other performance arts being nurtured in our creative city. As well as performances on Christ’s Pieces and throughout the streets of Cambridge there will be workshops at Miller’s Music and live music at the Earl of Beaconsfield, Mill Road. Past performers have included belly dancers, jugglers, magicians, African dancers and musicians of all kinds, including last year’s joint public favourites Fred’s House and duo Ain’t Misbehavin’. And because no-one busks for more than an hour in one spot, variety is guaranteed. Heather, festival director, says: “It’s a great opportunity for young up-and-coming performers to showcase their act where the street is the stage. With such a varied programme of entertainment throughout the festival there will be something to suit every taste.” Free to attend, the Cambridge Buskers Festival will begin at 10am, running until 4pm in the city centre streets (later at certain venues).

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Jordan Worland from local music website Slate the Disco selects his must-see gigs in Cambridge this month ugust is often the slowest month for live music but 2014 has monumentally bucked this trend in Cambridge. With some fantastic shows on the radar it was tough to call a gig of the month, but The Pains of Being Pure At Heart have sneaked it for us, just! These Brooklyn indie-pop stalwarts, who returned with their eagerly anticipated third LP titled Days of Abandon in June, will play The Portland Arms on Tuesday 19 August. The band’s new album comes off the back of two critically acclaimed records – 2009’s self-titled debut and its 2011 follow-up, Belong – and demonstrates the group’s ability to shift musical registers from bedroom pop daydreams to Alternative Nation anthems. Sofar Sounds are back in Cambridge this month, with a special show as part of this year’s Romsey Art Festival. Sofar Sounds curate secret, intimate gigs in 37 countries around the world, and in July, they brought We Were Evergreen and Will Roberts to the city in a secret show. Whilst we’re sworn to secrecy about this month’s performance, we can reveal that it will take place somewhere in Romsey and the line-up will not disappoint. Only those subscribed to the Sofar Sounds mailing list will get an invite to the show so get yourself signed up at sofarsounds.com. The mesmerising St Vincent plays the Cambridge Junction on 19 August as part of a brief run of UK dates following her recently released fourth album, St Vincent, which was met with widespread critical acclaim. This latest album showcases St Vincent (aka Annie Clark) at her most assured and gripping as she meshes distorted, aggressive electric guitars and bold vocal and synthesiser arrangements on top of a relentless rhythm section. With performances at the Reading and Leeds Festival weekender at the end of the month, Deaf Havana return to Cambridge

for a pre-festival warm-up show. The Norfolk sextet’s last show in the city was a sell-out; this time they play Cambridge Junction on 21 August. Local band The Whybirds return to The Portland Arms this month, playing on Saturday 9th. The group have been busy over the last few years, running up and down the country spreading their English take on southern fried rock and roll to the

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masses. Lazy comparisons would be The Boss, Lynyrd and Neil Young, but hell, it’s not rocket science, but we like it. They’ll be supported by Winter, a band who are led by brothers Matt and Joe Winter and form close harmonies over folky rock that have brought comparisons to Band Of Horses, Fleet Foxes and Simon and Garfunkel. Native New Yorker Jeffrey Lewis is a comic book writer/artist and a musician, performing in numerous outfits; his most recent music incarnation Jeffrey Lewis & The Jrams plays The Portland Arms on Wednesday 13 August. Lewis’s music is a collision of folk protest, avant-garde and lo-fi pop tied together with absurd and confessional lyrics. Stanley Brinks & The Wave Pictures play The Portland Arms on Friday 15th. The show gives us a chance to catch the outfit’s latest material live, having released Gin, the third time these two have collaborated, earlier this year. Mick Turner, best known as the guitarist for Australian post-rock band Dirty Three, plays The Portland Arms on Sunday 17th. Turner’s solo work is sombre, mostly instrumental and filled with his signature singular guitar style. Turner will be supported by Cambridge outfit Fuzzy Lights. Fuzzy Lights have grown organically into a powerful and confident band weaving together elements of pastoral psych-folk and noise-rock. They now sit poised ready to reach a far wider audience with their most fully realised and direct set of songs to date, hinting at elements of dream-pop. Texan trio Ringo Deathstarr not only have an excellent name, but are also one of the best shoegaze bands knocking around at present. Their show at The Portland Arms on 1 September will surely among the loudest of the year. Tell us about your gig at www.slatethedisco.com

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FILM FESTIVAL Renowned for its diverse programme of cinema, from classic to contemporary, art house to mainstream, the Cambridge Film Festival returns at the end of August for its 34th year. The third-longest film festival in the country, with a growing international reputation, the Cambridge Film Festival is operated by the charitable Cambridge Film Trust and funded by BFI Film Forever. It takes place at the Arts Picturehouse and at other venues – some of them delightfully unusual – in and around the city

THEMES AND STRANDS Expect everything from the latest blockbusters to the very best in independent foreign cinema, short films, documentaries and more. Highlights this year include screenings of restored titles by the German film director Gerhard Lamprecht, one of the pioneers of cinema during its silent days. Be whisked back to the 1920s with digitally restored screenings of Slums of Berlin, Children of No Importance, People To Each Other and Under the Lantern. These silent films present a picture of the margins of society in 1920s Berlin: an underbelly of the roaring twenties which tells stories of

ordinary people and sub-proletarians in their everyday life, in between the promise of happiness, global economic crisis and collapse in a sizzling, rapidly growing metropolis. The films will be presented with new scores and, in some cases, a live accompaniment by Guenter Buchwald. Continuing the international theme, and building on a successful two years of celebrating the best of Catalan cinema, the 2014 festival returns for another look at the extraordinary and diverse talent developing in this nation within Spain as it argues for full independence. Looking closer to home, celebrate the mammoth task undertaken by historian, maverick and Trinity College alumnus

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Andrew Sinclair when he enlisted Liz Taylor and Richard Burton to adapt Dylan Thomas’s masterpiece Under Milk Wood for the big screen. The 1972 film will be screened digitally to mark the Dylan Thomas centenary year, with the director in attendance to talk about his life and working with the finest – and most impossible – of 1970s British acting talent.

HIGHLIGHTS New releases include The Keeper of Lost Causes, a thrilling adaptation of the bestselling Department Q crime novels by Jussi Adler-Olsen. Carl

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Mørck (The Killing) plays a disgraced detective who is assigned to a department for old and terminated cases. Going against orders, he dives headlong into a mystery of a missing policeman, only to find himself in the dark underworld of Copenhagen. Plus, Jesse Eisenberg, Dakota Fanning and Peter Sarsgaard star in Night Moves, a film about three environmentalists plotting to blow up a dam. Brand new black comedy Life of Crime stars Jennifer Aniston, John Hawkes and Isla Fisher and is based on the bestselling novel by Elmore Leonard. When a pair of low-level crooks kidnap the wife of a corrupt real estate developer, they get both more and less than they bargained for… Staying on topic, The Kidnapping of Michel Houellebecq has been well reviewed, as has In Order of Disappearance, a compelling revenge story set in Norway. Cherry Tobacco is a character-driven, bittersweet coming of age story of first love, about a girl who ditches her dull life to go on a hike through a bog with a friend. Violette, meanwhile, charts the relationship between two literary women, while Sundance winner The Case Against 8 looks behind the scenes at the case to overturn California’s ban on same-sex marriages. Documentary 20,000 Days on Earth, following a fictitious 24 hours in the life of musician and icon Nick Cave, has been described as ‘an intimate

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portrayal of the artistic process’, and The Overnighters, a documentary, shows a group of desperate men as they chase their dreams and run from their demons in the North Dakota oil fields, as a local pastor risks all to help them. Marcel Carne’s 1939 classic Le Jour Se Leve gets a revival, and don’t miss Down by Law, the 1986 jailbreak movie with a difference which focuses more on the interaction between the convicts than their means of escape. Other highlights include critic’s favourite Home From Home, an ‘Alpine Western’ chronicling the history of the German people, A Most Wanted Man, Night Will Fall and sumptuous historical drama Amour Fou.

FAMILY FILM FESTIVAL Meanwhile the ever-popular Family Film Festival will be bigger and better this year, with a special focus on Roald Dahl, marking the 50th anniversary of the publication of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. We also like the sound of Superhero Saturdays, and watch out for banana skins and cream pies when Slapstick Sunday comes around.

GRANTCHESTER SCREENINGS Always a highlight of the Festival, the wonderful outdoor screenings return to Grantchester Meadows to offer a unique cinema experience under the stars. Owen

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Baker, marketing manager, says: “We’re really going big on the Grantchester Meadows screenings over the bank holiday weekend. We’ve got six films showing over two nights, including the Grand Budapest Hotel and the Lego Movie plus some sci-fi stuff as well.” The Grantchester screenings take place on 23 and 24 August, or take a seat at the lido on Jesus Green for a special poolside screening on 14 September. Whatever your tastes, Cambridge Film Festival offers the perfect opportunity to branch out and discover films you might never ordinarily see. Make sure to take a chance on that silent film or French documentary: you might end up being pleasantly surprised. “I think the festival breaks into three strands,” reflects Owen. “You’ve got the relatively mainstream stuff: last year we had the premier of Woody Allen’s Blue Jasmine which went on to be very successful. They’re the ones with famous directors, famous actors… and they tend to sell themselves. Then at the other extreme there’s the art-house films, that are maybe a bit more niche and suited to the real cinephiles. But in the middle there are a lot of films that might look unfamiliar, but won’t disappoint. They might be in black and white, have subtitles or something, but they’re completely mainstream. There was a great film last year called My Sweet Pepper Land which was a sort of Western, but made in Turkey. But it was a perfectly accessible subject matter. Those are the films that might surprise people, and the films I think people should seek out.”

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Cambridge Film Festival, 28 August – 7 September www.cambridgefilmfestival.org.uk

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LODESTAR FESTIVAL

WORDS JENNIFER SHELTON

FESTIVAL The boutique festival in the Fens is back for another three days of great live music and entertainment this month. Here's what's in store... ambridgeshire’s friendliest festival is back this month, 2931 August, with a diverse lineup of fantastic acts. Now in its sixth year, LodeStar is a festival for everyone, from serious music buffs to those who just want to relax in the sun with a picnic. It prides itself on its family-friendly credentials, so bring the brood and let them run wild, get covered in face paint and dance to some great tunes. On Friday, catch music from Public Service Broadcasting, a banjo-playing London-based pair with a penchant for corduroy and retro TVs. Expect big anthems from The Ramona Flowers, then ramp it up a notch with hard-rocking trio The Rocket Dolls. Headlining this year are indie four-piece Delays, who came to prominence in 2004 with their debut album, Faded Seaside Glamour, full of mellow, summery tracks like Long Time Coming and Wanderlust. Drawing influence from the Manics, their style is characterised by Greg Gilbert’s distinctive falsetto vocals and mellow synths and guitars. They play on Saturday night, along with fellow indie-electro outfit The Sunshine Underground, dubsteppers Submotion Orchestra, who’re sure to get everyone on their feet, and As Animals. There’s lots more music on Sunday too from FEMME, The Hoosiers, Lucy Mason and more. We’re also pretty excited about The Cyriacs Ceilidh on Friday at The Fen Stage, where they will hold open mic sessions throughout the day, so bring your guitar and a couple of songs in case you feel inspired. If you’re wondering where it all takes place, Doug Durrant can tell you. He set up LodeStar in his own field in Lode in 2009; part of a farm that’s been in his family for

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four generations. “The fields of LodeStar are a very special place to be, and it’s something that’s felt by many who come,” says Doug. “As night touches the ground of this flat fenland it yields an expansive sky sprinkled with stars that all seem to centre on the North Star, the Pole Star, that has guided people since time began. LodeStar isn’t about profiteering, it’s about bringing people together. “Music is an emotive thing: it captures our feelings, changes emotions and gives us timeless memories. I like to think LodeStar, in a small way, helps people escape their daily routine and have a memorable time.” Camping at LodeStar is a far cry from the muddy canvas squats of Glastonbury. Pitch up in the Family Friendly and Quiet Camping areas for a more relaxing night’s sleep, and there’s an area for caravans and camper vans too. Or, treat yourself to one of LodeStar’s pre-prepared luxury bell tents (£300) featuring proper beds and solar LED lighting. The des reses of the campsite, however, are the Sshh Yurts, which come with luxury foam mattresses, a coffee table, mirror, funky seating and a lockable door. One yurt for four people for three nights costs £660. Says Doug: “All festival-goers love LodeStar: clean toilets, wide open spaces, green grass and quality music. It’s very family friendly but still great for all festival and music fans.” Tickets for the full weekend are £75 (adult), £65 (15-17). 14 years and under go free. www.lodestarfestival.com

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ROMSEY ART FESTIVAL

WORDS NICOLA FOLEY

ART FESTIVAL he artistic talents of Cambridge’s most creative neighbourhood will be celebrated this month as the Romsey Art Festival returns from 9-24 August. It’s the second outing for this multi-venue event, which features exhibitions, film screenings, craft fairs, open studios, mural paintings and more, all with a goal of celebrating community through contemporary art. Home to various exciting art spaces, as well as an abundance of quirky independent shops and cafés, the Romsey, Mill Road and Petersfield area has long been regarded as the true ‘cultural quarter’ of Cambridge, and the festival offers the perfect opportunity to soak up all this vibrant corner of the city has to offer. The event is spearheaded by the team at the Cambridge Art Salon, who were keen to showcase the wealth of talent in the local community, making lots of different kinds of art as widely accessible as possible. “‘The arts’ embraces so many diverse disciplines and mediums that everyone in the community should be able to see them as something that includes, and is meaningful for them,” explains Ruthie Collins, director of the Salon. “That isn’t always the case. The Cambridge Art Salon, particularly through the Romsey Art Festival, aims to change that. We also see the Art Festival as a vital starting place for new contemporary arts or creative projects with a real community focus.” The festival opens with a familyfriendly Hope for Syria day on Saturday 9 August, taking place 12-6pm at Hope Street Yard. As well as a bouncy castle and face painting for the little ones, there will be lots of stalls to explore, selling everything from retro clothing,

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bric-a-brac, furniture and art to Dutch and electric bikes. There’s also a busy lineup of live music planned which includes performances from The Tuesday Club, Ellis, Connely & Reed and Incredible Creedence, amongst lots of others. Food-wise, you’ll be able to get stuck into hot dogs, burgers, pizza and ice cream, as well as coffee, beers and wines. Live art will hit the streets from 3pm on the same day as the festival’s Art Party Walk starts out from the skate ramp at Parkside. Opening with music and dance from SIN Cru, the Rebel Arts cycle-powered disco will lead the way over the bridge into Romsey Town. Local people are invited to join the procession, bringing along their music-inspired costumes and creations. Also on the schedule for this year’s festival are a host of exhibitions from local artists throughout the two weeks, including a show at the Six Bells pub, led by Jill Eastland and the Rebel Arts Network. Meanwhile photographer Matt Widgery will be exhibiting his ‘Mill Road Faces’ collection, as well as sharing some tricks of the trade to help you get snapping in his street photography workshop. There will also be a series of specially commissioned audio installations entitled Fade Into View around the Romsey Town and Mill Road area. Created by Unclaimed Creatures – also commissioned by the likes of the British Museum – these siteresponsive ‘movements’ can be listened to individually or altogether; see www. unclaimedcreatures.org for details. Fernando Feijoo and Matt Bagnell will be celebrating the launch of their collaborative print book ‘ProjectRun’ which curiously considers the many uses of the word ‘run’. In addition, the two will also be leading a print workshop, where you (and your dog) are invited to enjoy a day experimenting with wood block type poster printing, as well as lino cut images.

There’s plenty to entice film buffs over the course of the festival too, with Cambridge Cinema Shorts taking over the Bath House on Saturday 9 August to present an afternoon of enigmatic, thought-provoking short films. The Romsey area’s many popular foodie haunts are getting in on the arty action too, with the likes of cocktail bar 196 on Mill Road offering a unique concoction in honour of the festival and café Urban Larder hosting a special exhibition by typographic artist Katy Figg. Cambridge Food Tours, meanwhile will be offering a special Where Food Meets Art walking tour – which takes in multiple art exhibitions and seven delicious tastings at some of Mill Road’s favourite foodie haunts. There will be plenty more to enjoy throughout the fortnight as well, with artists of all levels sharing their talents and skills with those keen to nurture their creativity, so be sure to get out and enjoy this unique celebration of art and the Romsey community. www.romseyartfestival.org.uk

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IS A PROUD PARTNER OF THE ROMSEY ART FESTIVAL

14, 15, 21 & 22 A festival within a festival, named in honour of the Thin White Duke. Eight acts soundtrack eight otherwise silent films across four nights, with each performance more daring than the next. This is a chance for musicians and audiences alike to step outside their comfort zones and try something new; each performance will be atmospheric, unique, and possibly unrepeatable. The films hold centre stage, whilst the musicians dictate the mood – a chance to celebrate both independent film and independent music at the same time. Held upstairs at CB2 Bistro, Norfolk Street, the line-up features several notable bands from both Cambridge and further afield. Much loved postrock group Fuzzy Lights perform their interpretation of Bill Morrison’s 2002 art film Decasia – a wordless movie pieced together from old, decaying footage. Fresh from composing the soundtrack to indie flick The Knife That Killed Me, Tom Adams performs his soundtrack to a series of documentaries by Relevant Films. And after successful stints at Night Watch, BBC Introducing Ireland, and writing a Fringe-ready musical, pianist Gaze is Ghost soundtracks a new film by internationally-exhibited surrealist Karl Dmitri Bishop. Between sets there will be screenings of shorts by local filmmakers, too – notably, the fruits of some 2014 workshops run by Oblique Arts, made by the people of Romsey. For the full line-up, check the Romsey Art Festival website. £4 a night or £7 for a season ticket. Turn up at 8pm to get a good seat, and don't forget the popcorn!

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We explore the arts and culture scene in Cambridge, showcasing some of the many exciting exhibitions and shows taking place around the city THÉRÈSE RAQUIN The indomitable Alison Steadman, known and loved for her roles in Abigail’s Party and Gavin and Stacey, makes an appearance at Cambridge Arts Theatre this month, starring in Emile Zola’s Thérèse Raquin. A story of lust, madness and destruction, featuring a beautiful but doomed heroine, Thérèse Raquin was heavily censored when it was released in 1867. Trapped in a loveless marriage to her sickly cousin Camille, as arranged by her overbearing aunt, Thérèse enters into a passionate affair with a childhood friend and together they hatch a murderous plot… In a preface to his second edition, Zola assigns the four humours to each of his four main characters: melancholic, sanguine, phlegmatic and choleric. For a more in-depth discussion about the play, head along to the pre-show talk at 6.30pm Monday or the post-show talk on Tuesday. Runs 25-30 August, 7.45pm (2.30pm Thurs & Sat matinee); tickets from £15. www.cambridgeartstheatre.com

PHILIPPA GREGORY The queen of historical fiction will be descending on Toppings in Ely for a discussion about her gripping new book, The King’s Curse, on 13 August. Through bestselling novels like The Other Boleyn Girl and The White Queen, the author and historian has cast a wholly new light on the scandals of the Tudor court, often as seen from the sidelines or from the perspective of women. When The Other Boleyn Girl was published in 2002, it caused a stir amongst historians (David Starkey isn’t a fan...) who condemned her lack of historical accuracy – something which Gregory claims is a hallmark of her work. Accurate or not, she has an undoubtable talent for immersing her readers in a time and place through sumptuous descriptions and thundering plots. The Other Boleyn Girl, and those which followed, have proved hugely successful, spawning big and small screen adaptations: Gregory herself even appeared as a character in ITV’s The White Queen last year. Her new yarn hurtles us deep into the turbulent aftermath of The War of the Roses. Margaret Pole is one of the few surviving members of the Plantagenet dynasty following the death of Richard III. But while she used to wear her name like a badge of honour, now she must watch her step and rely on her wits to survive… The King’s Curse is the concluding novel in Gregory’s Cousins’ War series. Doors open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start; tickets £8 (£7 adv). www.toppingbooks.co.uk

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DREAMBOATS AND MINISKIRTS

SUMMER GIFT & FOOD FAIR AND ALICE IN WONDERLAND Spend the day in the glorious grounds of Ely Cathedral browsing stalls and soaking up the ambience as their Summer Gift and Food Fair gets underway on 2 August, running 10am-4pm. Expect lots of great food, children’s activities and a few friendly farm animals to meet. Once you’ve had your fill of Pimm’s and ice cream, settle down to watch an outdoor production of Alice in Wonderland The Musical at 3pm, performed on the East Lawn. This fun, vivacious, family-friendly production comes courtesy of Cambridge Touring Theatre Company and features an opera-singing Mad Hatter, celebrity chef dormouse and a corgi-loving Queen of Hearts who looks suspiciously like our own HRH… Picnics are welcome, and everyone’s encouraged to join in by dressing up as their favourite Wonderland character. The fair is free to attend, while tickets for the show are £10 (£6 children). www.elycathedral.org

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In 2009, fans of classic rock ’n’ roll were handed a dime for a jukebox musical in the form of Dreamboats and Petticoats. Set in a youth club in the early 1960s, it followed a group of music-loving teens in pursuit of stardom and love, accompanied by killer hits from Roy Orbison and Billy Fury. This year, prepare to return to the swinging 60s as the hotly anticipated sequel, Dreamboats and Miniskirts, hits stages across the country. When we left off, Laura and Bobby were set to conquer the world with their song – but things haven’t turned out quite as planned. The world is changing: hemlines have heightened and the slicked-back quiffs have been replaced by bowl cuts as Beatlemania takes hold of the nation... Catch Dreamboats and Miniskirts at the Arts Theatre, 18-23 August. Performance times vary, see online for more details on times. Tickets from £15. www.cambridgeartstheatre.com

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Romance, rivalry, trickery and a couple of shocking twists, Much Ado About Nothing is headed to a college garden near you this summer, as performed by Shakespeare’s Globe on Tour. Hero and Claudio are seemingly the perfect couple, falling in love at first sight and preparing to marry. Beatrice and Benedick, on the other hand, are constantly bickering – though their friends are determined to bring them together. One of Shakespeare’s wittiest, most charming plays, but with plenty of drama too, it’s at Corpus Christi College from 22 to 31 August, 7.30pm and 2pm (most days, but check online). Tickets £20. www.cambridgeartstheatre.com

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PIMMS, PENS & PENCILS Discover the art collection at Murray Edwards College and hone your own skills in a relaxed and informal drawing session. Situated off Huntingdon Road, this is an extensive, permanent collection of modern art by female artists, including paintings, prints, sculpture and more. The sessions take place on 5, 12 and 19 August, 6.30-8.30pm. Tickets are £10 and include all materials, plus a glass of Pimm’s to get the creative juices flowing. www-art.newhall.cam.ac.uk

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PETER PAN AT WIMPOLE Everyone knows that Peter Pan is about pirates, crocodiles and fairy dust, right? Wrong! On 29 August, watch a brand new take on this children’s classic as Heartbreak Productions present Peter Pan and the Lost Boys. Instead of starting out with Wendy, John and Michael telling stories in a Victorian nursery, this innovative adaptation starts out at a popular skate park, for which the Lost Boys are staging a protest to save it from demolition. Soon, they find themselves whisked away to the magical kingdom of Neverland for an adventure beyond their wildest dreams and imaginations… Peter Pan and the Lost Boys takes place outdoors in the gorgeous grounds of Wimpole Hall, 29 August at 7.30pm. There’ll be a barbecue from 6.30pm, or bring your own drinks and picnic. Chairs or rugs plus warm clothing are essential! Tickets £14 (£10 children 5-17; family ticket £46). www.nationaltrust.org.uk

CAMBRIDGE SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL The Cambridge Shakespeare Festival, which opened in July and is currently in residence at Cambridge’s college gardens, returns with a whole new programme for August. At Trinity, the stage is set for the downfall of Othello, a brilliant general and passionate lover whose humours turn to jealousy and rage when the manipulative Iago plants seeds of doubt as to the fidelity of Othello’s wife, Desdemona. It runs until 16 August. Twelfth Night surges into St John’s for an evening of high drama as Viola, shipwrecked on a strange land, disguises herself as a boy only to fall in love with her troubled master, Duke Orsino (also until 16 August). Meanwhile, over at Robinson, witness the complex and gripping story of The Merchant of Venice (until 23 August), featuring the wise and fearless Portia and anguished Jewish moneylender, Shylock. The Taming of the Shrew completes the set, taking place over at Homerton (until 23rd). Fair and docile Bianca isn’t permitted to marry until her elder sister Katherine weds – but finding a suitor who’ll take her on proves a challenge. An interesting study of gender roles, it’s sure to give you lots to talk about on the way home. All performances start at 7.30pm. Tickets £15 (£11 concessions). Arrive early and grab a chair, or sit at the front with a picnic. www.cambridgeshakespeare.com

MACBETH AT WIMPOLE A dramatically different production of one of Shakespeare’s most celebrated works comes to the stunning grounds of Wimpole Hall on 1 August. In a First World War rehabilitation centre, a group of soldiers commemorate the lives of those they have lost with a haunting performance of 'The Scottish Play' which will ensure that the horrors of war are not forgotten. But witchcraft, manipulation and murder ensue as the soldiers attempt to recover from the physical and mental scars of war. This bold, psychological adaptation by Heartbreak Productions explores the barbaric nature of ambition, witches, wives and a tortured soul. It starts at 7.30pm though there’ll be a barbeque beforehand at 6.30pm. Alternatively bring your own picnic, together with a chair or a rug to sit on (and warm clothing for when the sun goes down). Tickets are £14 (£10 children aged 5-17; family ticket £46). www.nationaltrust.org.uk

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CAMBRIDGE EARLY MUSIC

BYARD ART SUMMER EXHIBITION A summery selection of diverse artworks is currently on show at Byard Art, the spacious, modern gallery on King’s Parade. Their Summer Exhibition, running until 14 September, comprises original paintings, sculptures, ceramics, mixed media artwork, limited edition prints and photography by over 50 artists, displayed over two floors in the heart of Cambridge. The exhibits change regularly over the show’s seven-week run so it’s an exhibition that is worth visiting several times. And the eclectic mix of styles, media and price promises something for everyone, from that special statement painting for your home to a striking piece of jewellery to complement your summer dress. www.byardart.co.uk

Be transported back to the age of Renaissance and Baroque England with Cambridge Early Music. On 3 August, Little St Mary’s Church in Cambridge hosts The Parley of Instruments: The Amorous Flute and Sprightly Hoboy by Henry Purcell. 4pm, tickets from £15. Then, enjoy music composed especially to accompany Restoration and Georgian productions of Shakespeare on 6 August. Shakespeare After Shakespeare takes place at 8pm in the breathtaking setting of Trinity College Chapel (from £20). On 9 August, the students of the Baroque Music Summer School present The Purcell Legacy, featuring Purcell and Handel. It starts at 7.30pm at the Emmanuel United Reformed Church, Trumpington (from £10). Music from the Great Houses of 16th century England forms the theme for An Argosy For England, at Sidney Sussex Chapel on 10 August (2pm, from £15). Next up, we’re back in Shakespeare territory for Awake! Awake! on the 13th, a programme of English ballads and dances set to the plays of the Bard (8pm, from £20). Students of the Renaissance Music Summer School will perform Musica Transalpina on 15 August, featuring English and Italian music (£12/£10). Finally, celebrate the musical masterpieces of Tudor England in Westron Wynde, taking place 16 August at noon; tickets from £12. www.cambridgeearlymusic.org

SCULPTURE EXHIBITION AT IMAGINE GALLERY Acclaimed French artist Sandra Courlivant is due to open an exhibition at Imagine Gallery, Long Melford, on 30 August, showcasing her inspiring new works. Already a respected equine sculptor, after spending time amongst the people of Mongolia her work has changed to reflect their simple, unchanged and joyful way of life. www.imaginegallery.co.uk

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BENJAMIN GROSVENOR SHAKESPEARE ON THE ROOF Experience Shakespeare from on high as The Varsity Hotel & Spa hosts a summer season of Shakespeare from its spectacular rooftop garden. The rooftop theatre will be held on 3 and 17 August and feature scenes from The Taming of The Shrew alongside recitals of Shakespeare’s Sonnets against the backdrop of the breathtaking Cambridge skyline. Curated by the Cambridge Shakespeare Festival, the performances are performed in full Elizabethan regalia and are designed to be enjoyed by all, from novices to devotees. The performances are free to attend, but why not make an evening of it with a glass of bubbles and a post-theatre three course repast at The Varsity’s in-house restaurant, The River Bar Steakhouse? Head chef Angus Martin’s summer menu of gourmet offerings includes choice cuts of locally reared steak, fresh fish, gourmet pies and summer salads. David Crilly, artistic director of the Cambridge Shakespeare Festival, says: “We’re passionate about bringing Shakespeare to life in new ways and for new audiences, so we’re delighted to partner with the Varsity Hotel to create two unique theatrical experiences. Our actors are excited to be performing with such a stunning backdrop; we feel it gives a heightened drama to the Bard’s words which the audience is sure to enjoy.” The performance is free, however priority tickets are available along with a threecourse dinner for £30. The action starts at 7pm with dinner to follow. www.thevarsityhotel.co.uk

Classical virtuoso Benjamin Grosvenor will be tickling the ivories at Saffron Hall this month in what’s sure to be an exquisite and highly accomplished performance. Grosvenor first came to prominence when he won the Keyboard Final of the BBC’s Young Musician Competition in 2004 – at the tender age of 11. Since then he has gone on to dazzle audiences the world over with his natural flair and poetic style, including a Proms performance at the Royal Albert Hall. He’s treating us to an evening of Mendelssohn, Schubert, Ravel and others when he plays Saffron Hall on 30 August. Starts 7.30pm; tickets cost £5-£20. For more information and to view Saffron Hall’s new season of events, visit their website. www.saffronhall.com

ALICE IN WONDERLAND You may already have come across Nasu Enzuru, the punky theatre group who put on wonderfully wild, outdoor productions laced with their own quirky stylings. This summer, prepare to have your world flipped sideways and enter a wonderland of mayhem and magic with their brand new reworking of Alice in Wonderland. Tumble down the rabbit hole with Nasu’s grungy, super-cool Alice, where you’ll find lashings of live music, laughter, surreal characters and who knows what else… You’ll find Alice in Wonderland at three different venues this month as the company embark on a mini tour of Cambridge. On 18 August catch them at the enchanting setting of The Willow Tree, Bourn (7.30pm). Or make an evening of it at Burwash Manor (19-23 Aug) where they’ve created a special pre-show menu. Showtime is 7.30pm. Or, embrace the madness and scuttle down to the Mill Lane punting station on 25 and 26 August, where the play will be performed on the river! Tickets are £12/£10. www.nasuenzurutheatre.com

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ANGLIAN POTTERS SUMMER EXHIBITION Anglian Potters, a group of local potters, sculptors and ceramics artists, will hold their annual Summer Exhibition this month, offering members of the public – and those thinking of getting involved with pottery – the opportunity to see their work and find out more about this ancient art. The event takes place at Emmanuel College, 18 August-2 September, 10am6pm (until 5pm Sundays). www.anglianpotters.org.uk

CAMBRIDGESHIRE HEIDELBERG MONTPELLIER YOUTH ORCHESTRA The cream of young talent from three European cities (no prizes for guessing which!) unite for a spectacular concert at the Corn Exchange on 9 August. This includes Cambridge’s own European Youth Tri-Orchestra, who are celebrating over 50 years of music making. On the programme will be music from films, familiar favourites and a few surprises. Start time is 6pm; tickets cost £7.50. www.cornex.co.uk

CRAFTING COLOUR AT THE MAA Contemporary prints and paintings produced in Botswana over the last 25 years feature in the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology’s summer exhibition, Crafting Colour: Beads, Pattern and Painting from the Kalahari. Many of the artists responsible view their work as a form of storytelling, and the stories they tell relate to the lives of their ancestors, hunting and gathering, but also their lives today, living with limited access to the land and its resources. The exhibition, which runs until the end of September, will juxtapose black and white images of San people in Botswana during the 1930s from the museum’s collections, with the colourful images produced more recently at the Kuru Art Project. This art workshop was inspired by the ancient tradition of San rock art found across southern Africa. Archaeological evidence has suggested that people in Botswana made beads from ostrich eggshell before our species, Homo sapiens, arrived in Europe, and the exhibition explores the connections between beadwork and painting as artistic practices. www.maa.cam.ac.uk

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THE ART INSIDER

ugust is here. I’d like to say there’s nothing to write on the arts this month as I’m spending it sunning myself on an ancient Crete island with only crustaceans (and white sand, mmmm) for company. But there is plenty going on – and I am spending my August here in the UK. Luckily, much of it is right good, as they say up north. The Romsey Art Festival is back for its second year, this time supported by the Arts Council as well as Cambridge City Council – which has meant we have not only been able to eat proper square meals (with veg etc), but commission new work by the likes of Petersfield-based Unclaimed Creatures (who’s appeared at the British Museum and Battersea Arts Centre – this is her first Cambridge-based installation) to create a series of audio installations around Romsey Town and the Mill Road area. We’ve also asked Rebel Arts to lead an Art Party Walk starting at the Skate Ramp next to Parkside Swimming Pool at 3pm on 9 August – your chance to celebrate your community and contemporary art with a colourful brigade of community groups, artists and art lovers – make your own crazy creative work or costume and walk up into Romsey Town! Sin Cru’s hip-hop collective are creating a series of dances up and down Mill Rd for the walk, plus there are music stages at Hope St Yard and the Argyle St Co-op and song-writing workshops in the likes of the Earl of Beaconsfield. Watch out for the launch of Sofar Sounds at the festival, as well. Plenty of happenings from SHINDIG and heaps for families, too. It runs until 23 August, so come down and celebrate – check www.romseyartfestival.org.uk! Wysing Arts’s annual summer music and art festival is also hotly tipped this year, with its focus on women working in experimental art and music – looks brilliant! Space Time: The Future will be the perfect place to get out of the city, refresh yourself, sip cocktails to some world-class art in a rural (frankly blissful) setting. I cut my teeth as a very young curator years ago working in the electronica and art scene up in Sheffield. Can honestly say

Cambridge-based Miss Chivers and Breaking Boundaries raise funds for deaf-blind children

Kettle's Yard hosts an exhibition on the work of Gustav Metzger until the end of August

this kind of initiative is much needed – the music industry still badly needs bringing into the 21st century when it comes to how it treats and perceives its female professionals (‘Oh right you’re a groupie, obv’ – ‘Er, no I am trying to discuss your work’). Will not mention my illustrative anecdote about the Godfather of Hip Hop DJ Kool Herc, here – it’s too rude. But kudos to Wysing for an excellent theme this year. Incidentally, check one of Cambridge’s leading music industry professionals Yvette Chivers, with her Breaking Boundaries campaign to raise funds for deaf-blind children’s projects through the medium and love of dance music – www.facebook. com/breakingboundariesglobal. Other rural art happenings include Deanna Tyson’s artist residency at pub The Plough, in Shepreth, that starts this month. The pub will be home to a lively, creative, family friendly hub, with a rolling programme of exhibitions and community events. “We want to create an enthusiastic community of people of all ages keen to engage with the arts,” says Deanna. The

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perfect day trip from Cambridge, if you fancy some creative fun in a down to earth, relaxed setting – over beer! Finally, if you find yourself up at the University of Cambridge’s Library this month (um, you might be a student), check out The Escape Of Paris – an exhibition of books and stunning illustrations showing the liberation of Paris post-Nazi occupation. Almost as fascinating as Gustav Metzger appearing at Kettle’s Yard, with this interesting show – Lift Off, which I’ve yet to see properly as my toddler son was making too much noise the last time we went, enjoying his own form of ‘autocreation’ with a toy fire engine. One (slightly confused) staff member even thought his noise making was part of the show! Perhaps he was channelling Metzger himself, who once said: ‘When I was young I wanted art that would lift off – that would levitate, gyrate, bring together different, perhaps contradictory aspects of my being’. Who knows? But whatever you do, enjoy your summer days, all!

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WYSING FESTIVAL

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SPACE TIME: THE FUTURE Take a trip out to Bourn's thriving contemporary arts hub this month for a female-fronted music festival with a difference ecently named as one Vogue magazine’s best independent festivals, Wysing Art Centre’s boundary-pushing annual music and arts extravaganza is quickly making a name for itself as the hottest ticket in town. Taking place on Saturday 30 August, Space Time: The Future aims to celebrate the intersection of art and music, featuring 12 hours of performances, screenings and live music across three stages at the centre’s rural site in Bourn. This year’s festival, uniquely, offers a showcase of female talent, with a host of top experimental and electronic female musicians from across the globe, as well as bands fronted by women. It’s a diverse line-up of entertainment which ranges from spoken word poetry and improvised sound performances through to jazzy post-punk, house music, techno and electro.

Exploring this year’s theme of The Future are Helena Hauff (the impossibly cool resident DJ at Hamburg’s Golden Pudel club), as well as San Francisco based composer and sound artist Holly Herndon, known for augmenting her tracks with foraged vocal samples from YouTube, Skype, and other audio sources. They’ll be joined by post-pop-punk girl group Ravioli Me Away, as well as the lo-fi, hi-energy musical stylings of female trio Trash Kit. There’s also New York based multi-instrumentalist Ashley Paul, the skittering garage beats of Yola Fatoush and Nik Colk Void of London electronic trio Factory Floor will offer a solo performance. Contributing to a screening programme meanwhile will be Bonnie Camplin, Rachel Maclean and The Gluts (Gina Birch of The Raincoats, Kaffe Matthews and Hayley Newman), and all-female radio show The Other Woman will join forces with

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TGA Magazine and alt-choir Gaggle to present a panel discussion and Q&A, asking performers at the festival to share their experiences and expertise. There’s also the opportunity to pick up some stylish souvenirs in the stalls area, which will present art and merchandise from experimental galleries, record labels and independent publishers including Behind the X, Arcadia_Missa and The Everyday Press. Space Time: The Future will form part of Wysing Art’s 25th anniversary celebrations, and offers an ideal chance to explore the impressive centre, learning more about its innovative artistic output and some of the many programmes and events it runs throughout the year. The event takes place from 12pm until midnight and tickets cost £28, or £38 including camping. www.wysingartscentre.org

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AT THE MUSEUMS Banish rainy day boredom with a trip to one of Cambridge's museums, which have a host of special activities planned k, so we might like to think of summer as an endless stretch of hazy barbeques, relaxing on beaches and picnicking on Jesus Green, but let’s be honest: we’d be silly not to make any rainy day contingency plans. For times when you find yourself staring longingly out of rain-splattered windows, be glad that Cambridge’s museums have put their heads together and come up with Summer at the Museums, a huge programme of events stretching from 24 July until 3 September. 20 local venues will be taking part, offering a mix of creative activities, events and trails, ensuring there’s plenty to discover and keep you entertained. Who doesn’t want to build rockets at the Cambridge Museum of Technology or meet a Stone Age man at the Norris Museum? Then, read ancient grafitti and imagine life as a doomed prisoner at Ely Museum’s

historic gaol (where you can also watch a film about eel catching and see some rather eerie Roman skeletons), or come face to face with some beautiful masks over at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. If the sun does decide to shine, head over to the Farmland Museum & Denny Abbey to find out about life on a 1940s farm, or pretend you’re by the seaside at an event at the Museum of Cambridge. Get exclusive access to the Botanic Gardens after dark as they host their twilight bat walks. Did you know there are 18 species of bats in Britain? Using specialised bat detectors you’ll be able to pick out these enigmatic critters as they flit, seemingly silently, overhead (suitable for eight years and above). Calendars and scrapbooks are available from all participating museums and locations, or can be downloaded online from the website: www.cam.ac.uk/museums/summer.

DISCOVER HANDS-ON FAMILY FUN IN CAMBRIDGE AND BEYOND 24 JULY – 3 SEPT 2014 MUSEUM OF ARCHAEOLOGY & ANTHROPOLOGY Downing Street, Cambridge Featuring: Local history and items from around the world brought back by Cambridge explorers. Includes a huge totem pole and a Roman skeleton from Arbury. What’s on? Books & Beyond (15 & 29 Aug, 2-4pm). Free.

BURWELL MUSEUM & WINDMILL Mill Close, Burwell Featuring: Rural history and life in the fens through history, plus vintage vehicles and farm machinery. And don’t forget to visit the working 19th century windmill. What’s on? Family Fun, Fenland Crafts & Wacky Windmills (28 Aug, 2-5pm). Normal admission.

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Jesus Lane, Cambridge Featuring: Hands-on activities and fun science facts, plus regular talks from local experts. What’s on? Marvel at webs, nests and more in Animal Architects (18 Aug, 11.30am). Normal admission.

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY BOTANIC GARDEN 1 Brookside, Cambridge Featuring: 40 acres of beautiful gardens, plus glasshouse, filled with beautiful and rare specimens. What’s on? Bear Hunting (2 Aug, 11am-3pm, £3) and Bats at the Botanic (23 Aug, 8pm, £5).

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SEDGWICK MUSEUM OF EARTH SCIENCES Downing Street, Cambridge Featuring: Dinosaurs, dinosaurs, dinosaurs! And some cool fossils and rocks. What’s on? Make your own Fossil Imprints (6 Aug, 10.30am & 1.30pm). Free.

STAINED GLASS MUSEUM Ely Cathedral Featuring: The colourful history of the art of stained glass. What’s on? Glass Fusing Workshop (6 Aug, 2pm). £10.

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Castle Street, Cambridge Featuring: The social history of Cambridge since 1700. What’s on? Dance Through The Decades (7 August, 10.30am, 11.30am, 12.30pm) or spend a day at the seaside (21 Aug, 10.30am2.30pm). Both normal admission.

Market Street, Ely Featuring: Fossils that you can pick up, Roman remains and archive footage of the Fens, located in the Bishop’s Gaol. What’s on? Crafts and activities with a Wind in the Willows theme (7 Aug, 11am-12.30pm). £3.

Cheddars Lane, Cambridge Featuring: Historical industry equipment including the history of Cambridge’s sewers! What’s on? Design and build a rocket (6 August, 10am-12.30pm) or make a moving model (13 Aug, 2-4.30pm). Normal admission.

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Ely Road, Waterbeach Featuring: Starting as a collection of pottery kept in a shoebox by a four-year-old boy, the museum now features over 10,000 objects from farming and rural life in Cambridgeshire. What’s on? Celebrate the Commonwealth Games with some alternative sports in Games, Games, Games! (6 & 7 Aug, 124pm). Normal admission.

Sidgwick Ave, Cambridge Featuring: Greek and Roman statues: part of Cambridge University’s Faculty of Classics. What’s on? Hear myths about people turning into trees and create your own character in Changes Changes (5 Aug, 2pm), or step into a world of pirates (20 Aug, 2pm). Free.

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Grammar School Walk, Huntingdon Featuring: Much bigger inside than it looks, it’s crammed with memorabilia from the life of Oliver Cromwell – a bit of a local hero in these parts... What’s on? Puppet Making & Robin Hood Puppet Show (2 Aug, 10.30am, £10; show 2pm, free).

Trumpington Street, Cambridge Featuring: Mummies, vases, armour, famous paintings by Constable, Hogarth and Gainsborough – the lot. What’s on? Family First Saturday (2 Aug, 2-4pm). Free.

KETTLE’S YARD Castle Street, Cambridge Featuring: A homely collection of artworks. What’s on? Studio Sunday – make your own artworks inspired by the collection (3 Aug, 1-4pm). Free.

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NORRIS MUSEUM The Broadway, St Ives Featuring: Local history and prehistory, including bones from marine reptiles who lived here when Huntingdonshire was underwater. What’s on? Meet Your Ancestor! (20 Aug, 11am-3pm). Free.

THE POLAR MUSEUM Lensfield Road, Cambridge Featuring: Arctic exploration equipment, journals, photos and clothing. What’s on? A Children’s Tour of the Museum (19 Aug, 10am). Free.

RAMSEY RURAL MUSEUM Wood Lane, Ramsey Featuring: An old chemist’s shop, lots of tractors and even an outdoor loo! (There are indoor ones too…) What’s on? 1940s Day (16 & 17 Aug, 10am-5pm). Free.

SAFFRON WALDEN MUSEUM Museum Street, Saffron Walden Featuring: An eclectic collection including Saxon treasure, Samurai armour, an Egyptian mummy and a glove that once belonged to Mark Queen of Scots. What’s on? Hands-On with History (6 Aug, 11am & 2pm). Normal admission.

WISBECH & FENLAND MUSEUM Museum Square, Wisbech Featuring: A treasure house of natural history, archaeology, photography, costumes and more, all within the town’s grand library building. What’s on? Make your own Excalibur and a crown fit for a king or queen (20 Aug, 10.30am2.30pm). 50p!

WHIPPLE MUSEUM OF THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE Free School Lane, Cambridge Featuring: A cornucopia of weird and wonderful instruments from astronomy and science. What’s on? Can You Believe Your Eyes? Explore the magic of optical illusions (4 Aug, 1-4pm). Free.

MUSEUM OF ZOOLOGY Downing Street, Cambridge Featuring: The wonders of the animal kingdom. What’s on? Currently closed for redevelopment, it will be offering activities and events at other museums.

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SUMMER MUSIC FEST Catch some top up-and-coming talent at Lion Yard's inaugural summer music festival, taking place this August bank holiday weekend s festival fever takes hold of the country, one Cambridge shopping centre is getting well and truly into the spirit by hosting its own music festival. This August bank holiday weekend, Summer Music Fest comes to Lion Yard Shopping Centre, set to showcase some of Cambridge’s top up-and-coming talent. Enjoy acoustic music as you shop and who knows, you may discover the next big thing! You’ve probably already come across Tom Korni, the One Boy Band, busking outside Great St Mary’s Church. Hotly tipped for big things, seek him out on 23 and 24 August (11.40am and 12.30pm) where he’ll be demonstrating his natural talent through acoustic covers of everything from Mr Bojangles to Blurred Lines. He won Cambridge Has Talent in 2013 – and he’s still just 16 years old. Local poster boys Polar Collective will be playing on Friday 22 August, 1.20pm and 2.10pm. Adam, Ally, Gryph and Jake have taken Suffolk by storm over the last two years and now they're set to conquer the rest of the UK with their infectious indie tunes, cheeky personalities and strong stage performances. Their four contrasting musical minds have collided to create a fresh collection of catchy indie-pop hits. After a jam-packed summer the boys will be releasing their debut single in September. Established guitarist Michael Wilson veers down the indie-rock lines and will be performing on 23 August, 1.20pm and 2.10pm. He says: “I’ve been singing since I could open my mouth and have played the guitar for 14 years. I love trying out acoustic versions of dance tracks, heavy rock tunes and, most of all, the blues!” Singer-songwriter Katy Watts, from

St Neots, takes inspiration from the likes of Sheryl Crow and Alanis Morissette to create her catchy lyrics and simple melodies. “The last few years have been a big learning opportunity, not only as a singer and a songwriter, but as a person,” she says. “You seem to learn a lot about yourself when you are on a stage with lots of people staring at you, especially after being the girl at school who was too scared to put her hand up in class. I feel more confident than ever before as a musician and want to get my music heard by as many people as possible.” See her on 24 August, 3.50pm and 4.40pm. Elfin indie-folk singer Rachel Clark grew up in Cambridge and favours a poetic, heartfelt style of music which perfectly suits her pure vocals. She’s played at Lodestar, Strawberry Fair and also Cambridge Junction, and her all-time goal is to sell out a gig at the Corn Exchange! Be captivated by her on 25 August, 1.20pm, 2.10pm and 3pm. Also on the bill are singer-songwriter Phil Rogers (23 August), 15-year-old George Smith (25 August) and Dave Irving, a guitar teacher from Cambridge (23 August). “Lion Yard is hosting great local musicians over the bank holiday weekend, bringing the festival atmosphere to your shopping experience,” says Amy RhysDavies, Lion Yard centre manager. “We are very excited to be able to welcome acts including Tom Korni, one of the winners of last year’s Cambridge Has Talent, as well as many up and coming artists. If you like acoustic music, pop in and see what’s happening throughout the weekend. And if your friends are performing, come and support them!”

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Animal antics

There are two fab events taking place at Shepreth Wildlife Park this month, celebrating some of the park’s biggest creatures – and its very smallest. 4 August is Tiger Day, where visitors will find all sorts of tiger-themed fun and games to take part in including face and nail painting, raffles, tiger tombolas, auctions and arts & crafts, and don’t forget to pick up a slice of tiger cake. The Young Actors Company will be giving a performance of Tigers in the Wild, then there’s Mr Bean’s Magic Show and the jungle bouncy castle too. Take part in an extra special pass the parcel around the tiger enclosure, then watch with bated breath as Cambridge United’s Josh Coulson and Ian Miller will be braving the tiger den to hide Amba’s meat! Tiger Day, which is in its ninth consecutive year, has so far helped to raise over £40,000 in aid of the tiger conservation charities 21st Century Tiger and Wildlife Vets International. Shepreth’s Rebecca Willers comments: “We are always overwhelmed with the incredible success this event affords each year, and we are very grateful to the super people who give up their day to work tirelessly raising funds and keeping the fun in motion. We are amazed to see the high levels of visitors we receive on Tiger Day, proving that the tigers here are a really popular attraction and people really do care about their plight in the wild. We hope that Tiger Day 2014 will be just as successful, and we can raise the much-needed funds to prevent this beautiful animal ever becoming extinct in the wild.” And because animals close to home need our help too, on 25 August Shepreth hosts Hedgehog Day, featuring games and activities to help raise funds and awareness for their Hedgehog Hospital. Both events start at noon. www.sheprethwildlifepark.co.uk

Weird SCIENCE!

For the science fan or naturalist in your family, there’s lots going on at Cambridge Science Centre this month, starting with Animal Architects on the 18th. In this fascinating talk by the nice people from the Museum of Zoology, you’ll find out how creatures create amazing things like beehives, tunnels, nests and other structures you’d think were only possible with a set of very clever tools – or at least a pair of hands. Suitable for ages six plus, it takes place 11.30am-12.15pm – and it’s free. Then, have you ever wondered why most animals have two of everything? Eyes, hands, feet, nostrils… Well, wonder no more as the Museum of Zoology (they just can’t stay away!) discuss how our bilaterian bodies develop. There are two drop in sessions on 18 August, see site for details. www.cambridgesciencecentre.org

Animal Carer EXPERIENCE DAY

For one day this August, animal lovers are invited to spend a day behind the scenes at Wood Green Animal Shelter in Heydon, taking care of a whole range of animals who need your help. Aimed especially at 7-11 year olds, the day begins at 10am when you’ll be introduced to the team and to the animals. You’ll help with feeding time, making enrichment toys, cleaning the animals and giving them health checks, and there’ll be a chance to meet the surgery team and ask any questions you might have about working with animals. Finally, at the end of the day, all young carers will receive a goody bag and a special certificate. Group sizes are never more than four, and all children must be accompanied by an adult. Prices are £50 per child (free adult space) and it runs from 10am to 2pm, 7 August. www.woodgreen.org.uk

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FOOD NEWS A MONTHLY ROUND-UP OF GASTRONOMIC GOINGS-ON IN CAMBRIDGE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

SAFFRON WALDEN FOOD SAFARI Cambridge Food Tours will be launching a ‘Food Safari’ in Saffron Walden at the start of next month, offering a chance to scratch beneath the surface of this pretty market town and discover some fantastic new foodie gems. Steeped in history and boasting lots of lovely independent shops and cafés to explore, it’s a great location for a foodie adventure. The tours kick off with a visit to the historic Audley End house for a guided walk through its walled kitchen garden, then continue into town for a traditional cream tea at a favourite local café. After that, it’s off to visit some of Saffron Walden’s landmarks, including the maze and the market, before heading off to get hands-on in a cookery class (and then sit down and enjoy what you’ve made with a big glass of wine, of course!). www.cambridgefoodtour.com

GIN SPECTACULAR If gin is your tipple of choice, be sure to mark Tuesday 12 August in your diary, as Cambridge Wine Merchants are planning something rather exciting down at their Bridge Street bar. Drop in from 7pm for an evening of tastings, intriguing pairings and cocktails whipped up by one of the UK’s top mixologists. The event is being held to honour the launch of Burleigh’s Gin, which is distilled using traditional artisan methods by '45 West' director and master distiller Jamie Baxter (also responsible for Chase Vodka and the City of London Distillery). Cambridge Wine Merchants, which won three awards in July at the International Wine Challenge Awards, will be the first company to stock Burleigh Gin. And the Savoy Hotel, who hold a simultaneous launch on the same date, will use it as their house pour in August. Free entry and pay as you go bar. www.cambridgewine.com

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AL FRESCO AFTERNOONS Straight-talking celebrity chef Marco Pierre White, renowned for his no-frills approach in the kitchen, has come up with a simple but stunning answer to summer dining at his new Steakhouse Bar & Grill in Cambridge. Enjoy meticulously selected steak, thick cut chips and a selection of salads and summery fish dishes, served at the restaurant’s idyllic riverside garden, for just £17.50 per person. Which also saves hassle when it comes to splitting the bill! The menu is available from 1pm until 6.30pm, weather permitting. Alternatively, dine al fresco from the bar menu which celebrates local, seasonal produce and is perfect for diners preferring a quicker bite. The MPW Steakhouse Bar & Grill generated enormous interest when it opened in April this year and benefits from one of the finest settings in Cambridge, by the Mill Lane punt station. To make a reservation call 01223 259937. www.mpwsteakhousecambridge.com

COOKERY CLASSES AT THE LARDER Building on the success of the enormously popular cookery sessions at their annual Love Food week, foodie haven The Larder at Burwash Manor is now hosting regular cookery classes for both adults and children. This month, you can try your hand at creating some Italian favourites with Paola Davies from Romano’s, who’ll be covering focaccia making, chocolate salami, cookies and pizza and calzone making for the little ones. Adult classes meanwhile will include canapé making with a glass of fizz, as well as a paella demonstration. Paola will also be hosting a pop up restaurant, complete with cookery demo, so you can learn how to cook the delicious delicacies served up once you get back to your own kitchen. There will also be sessions on pastry and pies, pasta-making and baking bread for both children and adults, and the Cake Fairies will be back too, delighting little chefs with their homemade gingerbread men and jam tarts. Classes start at £15. www.burwashlarder.co.uk

THIS MONTH AT THE WILLOW TREE The fabulous Nasu Enzuru theatre company are stopping by at the Willow Tree for a production of Alice in Wonderland this month, and to celebrate, the pub will host a special pre-show Mad Hatters Tea Party on opening night (18 August). There’s promise of lavish ‘eat me’ and ‘drink me’ delights around a long, Hatter-esque communal table, and if we know the Willow Tree, they’ll embrace the Wonderland theme with enthusiasm and are sure to create a magical setting (places must be booked in advance, £20 per person, 6.30pm-7.30pm). Later on in the month, be transported to sizzling Latin America for the Willow Tree’s Summer Garden Party, which takes place on 24 August. Kicking off at 3pm (drop in at any time), guests will enjoy a gourmet barbecue feast and mojitos, Cuba Libres or fruity mocktails from the 'Havana Cabana' tipi cocktail bar. There will also be live music and salsa dancing, lead by Cambridge instructors, until sunset. www.thewillowtreebourn.com

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GELATO With ice cream season in full swing, we’ve got the scoop on Cambridge’s best spots for picking up authentic Italian-style gelato

AROMI We were delighted to see that when Aromi recently opened the doors of its second branch on Peas Hill, they’d expanded their offering to include a selection of irristable handmade gelato. As with all the other goodies at Aromi, the gelato is as authentic as it gets, made using fresh milk and fruit, together with finest ingredients from Italy. Flavour-wise, you can expect Italian favourites like Sicilian pistachio, Sicilian lemon, hazelnut, stracciatella and mandorlato (crema with roasted almonds) and you can have it served in a cup, cone or homemade Sicilian Brioche bun.

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BENET’S CAFE With a prime location at tourist hotspot King’s Parade and a gorgeous ice cream parlour inside, it’s no wonder that’s there’s often a queue snaking out of Benet’s Café during the summer months. They stock a staggering 120 flavours of Italian-style gelato, including toffee and honeycomb, biscotti and chai masala, all of which are made from scratch in store using their own recipes (£2.70 for a single scoop, £4.55 double). Sorbet-wise, the selection is equally impressive, with flavours including mango and cucumber, as well as a boozy range that features Pimms and G&T flavours. Benet’s also gets a big thumbs up for its tasty milkshakes (especially the Oreo flavour) and the colourful mural on its wall, painted by Cambridge artist Mr Penfold.

A stockist of Jack’s Gelato, you can pick up flavours including pistaccio, coffee, chocolate, honeycomb and cookies and cream at the Regent Street branch of this great independent café. There’s also a range of refreshing sorbets on offer, including kiwi and rhubarb flavours, and you can choose between a cone or a cup (single £2.40 and double £3.50). There are plenty more Italian delicacies to get stuck into at the family-run Caffé Sicilia too, including homemade cakes, pastries, and savoury dishes, all freshly made to traditional Sicilian recipes. Oh, and the coffee is to die for…

JACK’S GELATO Jack van Praag had been creating innovative ices in top-end kitchens around the world since the 1990s, as well as working as a pastry chef and head chef, before setting up his well-loved gelato business in Cambridge. All of his creations are handmade in Cambridge using top quality ingredients (often including herbs from his own allotment) and he’s known for his intriguing flavour combinations. This summer his gelatos include pistachio and rose flavour, strawberry and basil, caramelised almond and apple and the Cambridge Fig Leaf, as well as a rather delicious gin and cucumber sorbet. You can get your fix from the Jack’s Gelato tricycle at various locations around Cambridge – follow him on Twitter @jacks_gelato for updates on his whereabouts.

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HEIDI WHITE AKA THE MOVING FOODIE ANSWERS YOUR ' ' BURNING QUESTIONS ON THE CAMBRIDGE FOOD SCENE WHERE IN CAMBRIDGE CAN I INDULGE MY PENCHANT FOR FRESH FISH? Ah, a subject very close to my seaside-loving heart. A few years ago, before Cambridge started getting more ‘foodie’, my reply would have been “head for the fish huts on the Suffolk coast and don’t look back!” Luckily we’ve now got a few options for buying and consuming fresh fish right here in the city. And being located less than two hours from the bountiful shores of the east coast, so we should! If you’ve got culinary aspirations, head to the market square and seek out fresh fish and advice from the fishmonger stalls. I prefer the friendly patter, generous dressed crabs, and tasty Manx kippers at the Sunday stall. There are roaming fishmongers, too: one parking up on Wednesdays by the Portland Arms and selling a great

selection of fish fresh from Lowestoft boats, and another stopping by the Newnham area on Saturday mornings. It’s advisable to pop along early to avoid disappointment if you’ve got a particular recipe in mind. My favourite local finds are the salmon and eel from River Farm Smokery in Bottisham, unbelievably tasty smoked fish that can be purchased from The Larder at Burwash Manor in Barton. The options for feasting on fresh fish whilst out and about are more limited. Mill Road’s Broadway boasts The Sea Tree, a restaurant popular for its lobster evenings and fish and chips, which also holds a small selection of wet fish from Billingsgate (and the offer of ordering in if you’re after something specific to cook at home). If you’re in need of a larger menu of fish dishes, Loch Fyne retains the quaint Scottish charm of its origins and serves an array of seasonal shellfish alongside classics like fish pie and roast hot-smoked salmon. But if it’s a lobster brioche roll or crab bisque-infused mac ’n’ cheese that you’re after, like me you’ll have to wait for that street food trend to hit the city. Claws crossed!

PUDDING CLUB Newmarket’s historic members’ club, the Jockey Club Rooms, will host an Open House Pudding Club event this month, offering a chance to indulge your sweet tooth in style at this impressive venue. Taking place on 29 August, guests will be treated to a welcome cocktail in the Fine Rooms, followed by an antipasti first course. After this, executive head chef Tim Turner and his team will present a delicious selection of classic British desserts. Places at the event cost £36 per head, or if you fancy really spoiling yourself, there’s the option to upgrade to The Pudding Night Stay, which also includes bed and breakfast and the chance to enjoy one of Suffolk’s most iconic experiences with an early morning tour of the world famous Training Grounds and Gallops (prices start at £160 per person). Call 01638 663101 to book or see the website for more details. www.jockeyclubrooms.co.uk

For more top tips on eating and drinking in Cambridge, visit Heidi’s blog www.movingfoodie.com Got a question for the Moving Foodie? Tweet us at @cambsedition or @TheMovingFoodie and hashtag #askthefoodie

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QUY MILL HOTEL & SPA SCOOPS AWARDS The Cambridge Quy Mill Hotel & Spa, located in the pretty village of Stow-cum-Quy to the northeast of Cambridge, is celebrating this month after picking up a national award from the official tourist board for England. The hotel received Visit England’s prestigious Breakfast Award in recognition of the standard of their dishes and the exceptional level of service provided, as well as the range of what was on offer. It’s certainly a cut above your usual hotel breakfast fare, with a menu bursting with top quality, locally sourced produce including free-range local eggs, dry cured bacon and premium pork sausages from Goddard’s of Norfolk and milk and yoghurts from Suffolk’s Marybelle Dairy. Alongside hearty full English breakfasts, you can also choose between alternatives like Eggs Benedict, grilled Kippers and a full continental breakfast with freshly squeezed orange juice, French pastries, local meats and cheeses. As well as recently being awarded a four star status from Visit England, the hotel adds this award to a recent run of accolades which includes a sought-after Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence and two AA Rosettes. www.bw-cambridgequymill.co.uk

SUNDOWNER SESSION AT GOG MAGOGS Back in March, Gog Magog Hills Farm Shop launched their super cool new events space, The Shack, with a New Orleans-inspired night of Southern Soul food, cocktails, live music and dancing. Happily, the event was such a success that Gogs will now be hosting regular Shack-based shindigs, including this month’s Sundowner Session, taking place on 15 August. Head down between 6pm and 9.30pm to catch the sunset across the gorgeous Gog Magog Hills and enjoy some post work tipples and a bite to eat. A DJ will be spinning chilled out tracks as you avail yourself of a fully-stocked bar selling craft beers, wines and Prosecco, and there will be snacks on offer too. The event is over 21’s only. www.gogmagoghills.com

CAMBRIDGE ORGANIC FOOD COMPANY Increasingly, and quite rightly, savvy consumers are wanting to know more about where their food comes from. It’s an ethos already upheld by The Cambridge Organic Food Company, which has been delivering boxes of organic fruit and veg in and around Cambridge since 1998. COFC only supply food that is responsibly grown, with produce from local farmers and growers always taking priority, in a double-pronged bid to support the local economy and reduce food miles. Boxes are recycled, green waste is composted and discarded produce is passed on to a local pig keeper. Even the delivery vans are as fuel-efficient as possible. As a result, customers receive fresh, tasty fruit and veg that’s free from pesticides, secure in the knowledge that they’re helping farmers and supporting a more traditional, responsible way of utilising the land. As well as their popular organic boxes, of which there are several types available, COFC also deliver bread, eggs, flour, dried fruit, pulses and drinks. Keep an eye on their website for the latest news, details and events. www.cofco.co.uk

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What could be more quintessentially Cambridge than taking time out of your afternoon to indulge in a delicate feast of finger sandwiches, scones and tea? We round up the top spots for enjoying this most English of traditions.

1. TRADITIONAL TEAROOM EXPERIENCE

Pleasantly situated down a cobbled Cambridge Street, Harriet’s on Green Street offers the typical tearoom experience. This quaint and classy café is a great place to bring visitors as well as being a handy stop-off at which to relax and refuel after a day’s shopping. Traditional afternoon tea at Harriet’s consists of egg mayonnaise and ham sandwich quarters, freshly baked scones with Cornish clotted cream and Harriet’s strawberry jam, assorted mini sponge cakes and a pot of tea. £14.75 per person. Or upgrade to chicken and salmon with cream cheese for £16.95.

2 . A SUMMER TWIST AT CITY HOTEL

If you feel it’s too hot for tea, try a summery slant on the English tradition by adding iced tea instead. At Cambridge City Hotel on Downing Street, cool down and fill up with an irresistible choice of open sandwiches, sweets and pastries, home-made ice cream and a range of chilled tea cocktails. £20 per person.

3. GENTLEMEN PREFER SCONES

If, though manly, you can’t resist a fluffy scone or a cucumber sandwich, direct your feet immediately to the Bedford Lodge Hotel, where afternoon tea is no longer a delicate, ladies affair. The home of afternoon tea (the Duchess of Bedford is said to have come up with the idea in the 1840s), Bedford Lodge has launched its Gentleman’s Afternoon Tea, putting a masculine twist on the British classic. It includes a sandwich selection, lemon loaf slice, hearty Newmarket sausage roll, freshly-baked mini pasty and prawn and rosti potato shell, washed down with a beer, bitter or cider. With the bar’s relaxed yet sophisticated setting, the Gentleman’s Afternoon Tea is the perfect location for the man about town to entertain guests or simply while away the hours with a newspaper, game of poker or backgammon. From £19 per person.

4 . TEA ON THE TERRACE AT HOTEL FELIX

Away from the bustle of the city centre, Hotel Felix (pictured) is an elegant Victorian villa in beautiful grounds – the perfect setting for afternoon tea. Take your place in the light and airy orangery, the restaurant or out on the spacious terrace overlooking the lawns. Once comfortably seated, you will be served a pot of Assam, Darjeeling, Earl Grey, Lapsang, fruit tea or coffee, together with a selection of sandwiches from sea trout with dill to cream cheese and picked cucumber. Sweet or savoury scone? Have both: plus a chocolate and coffee éclair, lemon curd meringue and coconut cake. £17.50 per person.

5 . DECKCHAIR DINING IN GRANTCHESTER

‘Is there honey still for tea?’ So concludes the poem The Old Vicarage, Grantchester by Rupert Brooke, and after a visit to The Orchard Tea Garden it’s easy to see why the poet daydreamed of these sun dappled orchards and rolling meadows while fighting in the fields of France. Today, the village remains much the same as it was 100 years ago, and you can recline beneath the same knobbly apple trees while enjoying a scone in the shade. Cakes and scones are made fresh every morning and there are gluten free options too. Sandwiches include brie and cranberry, roast vegetable and cream cheese, smoked salmon and coronation chicken. Sandwiches are priced from £4.95 to £6.95; scones at £2.50 and cakes from £2.75.

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GOGS BARBEQUE SPECIAL GOG MAGOG BUTCHER’S BUTCHER SHOP OF THE YEAR RUNNERS-UP SHARE THEIR , , TIPS ON CREATING YOUR BEST EVER BARBEQUE IT’S TIME TO FIRE IT UP... .

GOGS PULLED PORK RECIPE

@Fatb10ke Recipe from Nic Williams

The street food scene across the country is booming right now, firing up interest in the American style of barbequing – and it's all about cooking your meat low and slow. Pulled pork is a classic American barbeque favourite that makes a welcome change to your usual sausages and chicken. Here’s the Gogs special recipe...

THE MEAT

RUBBING

It's the top of the shoulder, known in the States as Boston butt, which is the Holy Grail for pulling purposes.

1. Mix all the spices together. 2. Rub into the pork joint covering all sides. 3. Put into a plastic food bag, tie shut and leave to marinade overnight (or at least six hours) in the fridge.

THE RUB • 2tsp table salt • 2tsp Spanish smoked paprika • 4tsp dark brown soft sugar • 1tsp dried thyme • 1tsp white pepper • 1/2tsp crushed black peppercorns • 1tsp onion powder • 1/2tsp garlic powder • 1tsp chilli powder

THE BRINE • 2l water • 1/2 cup sea salt • 1tbsp crushed black peppercorns (grind them freshly in a mortar and pestle) • 2tsp cloves • 5 bay leaves

COOKING At Gogs, we like to cook our pulled pork for 12 hours on a Big Green Egg, but if you’re using an oven, simply place the pork, rind-side up, on top of the onions, pour 200ml water into the bottom of the tin, wrap well with foil and bake for four hours.

BARBEQUE Place the pork, rind-side up, on top of the onions. Pour 200ml water into the bottom of the tin, wrap with foil and bake for four hours. Once the barbeque flames have died down, put on the pork, skin-side down. Cook for 15 minutes until nicely charred, then flip over and cook for another ten minutes.

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BBQ TIPS

1. Allow meat to reach room temperature before barbequing. This prevents those nasty raw middles and black outsides. 2. It’s all about big flavours. Start marinating the night before; acids, like lemon juice and vinegar, will tenderise. Use as little oil as possible to avoid flare-ups and always cook with the lid on (to limit the amount of oxygen). 3. Don’t overcomplicate the meal: avoid too many different types of meat. Rare beef, well-done chicken, meats on or off the bone – all take differing lengths of time to cook. Stick to one or two meats only. 4. Create a ‘cooler’ area by placing your coals asymmetrically under the grill. Anything cooking too fast can be placed here. 5. Finally, let your beautifully cooked meat rest before serving. Rule of thumb, with single cuts on a barbeque, rest for the same length of time as cooking. Place it on a warm plate; it won’t go cold, we promise.

GUERILLA KITCHEN COOKING DEMO

THE PERFECT ACCOMPANIMENT: JAY SCRIMSHAW’S KOLRABI PINEAPPLE CHILLI SLAW 2 kolrabi sliced thin (lightly salted) 6 carrots, peeled 1/2 fresh pineapple 2 diced chilli

1 bunch coriander Lime juice Sesame oil (to taste)

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Guerilla Kitchen are doing regular Sunday cooking Demos at The Gogs. On Sunday 17 August the pop-up kitchen will be demonstrating all things barbeque with tips, advice, ideas and tasters. 11am-2pm. Make sure you share your #gogmagogBBQ with us on twitter

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WORDS ALEX RUSHMER

ON REINVENTION CULINARY INNOVATION IS EASIER THAN YOU MIGHT THINK SAYS ALEX RUSHMER , , OFFERING UP HIS OWN UNIQUE TWIST ON THE CLASSIC BURGER nvention is easy. The creative process dictates that all one needs to do to invent is to think of something that nobody else has previously. Inventions happen all the time. This applies even more so in the realm of the kitchen where even the most inexperienced cook could come up with a dish by selecting three or four ingredients and placing them together on the same plate. Wolf fish, strawberries, quail’s egg and veal kidney? It might not sound particularly appealing but I’m fairly certain that these four items have never co-existed on a single platter. Scallops, stilton, oregano and lime? There’s another one and it took no more than half a minute. An alternative route to invention is to meld together two existing foodstuffs into a single hybrid item –the cronut is perhaps

the most famous example and benefits from having a catchy name but hot on its heels followed the duffin and a host of other pretenders. Has anybody yet combined a profiterole and a macaron to create a profitaron? And perhaps a sacher-mallow is only a clever marketing campaign away from hitting the headlines. That’s not to say that each of these creations would be successful. On the contrary, I’m sure there is little chance they would grace a plate more than once. But the principle argument remains: invention isn’t the challenge. What is far more difficult is the process of reinvention. Taking what is already well established and altering and improving it in a way that doesn’t result in failure, cause frustration or a complete lack of respect for the original creation. Now there lies a challenge.

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The hamburger is more than a sandwich. It is an institution that comes in many variations but all of these are centred on the same basic principle of minced beef formed into a disc, or a patty, shallow fried and placed between two halves of a soft bun. From there the possibilities are near limitless but the core elements remain almost identical throughout the world. Bread, burger, bread. Additional fillings have mostly been the sole variable but what if we were to rethink the actual patty itself? This thought began my own process of reinvention. The cuts of beef that have traditionally been used to make a burger tend to be parts of the animal that benefit from long slow cooking. One way to circumvent this procedure is to force them through a mincer thus breaking down the tough connective tissue and collagen that renders some cuts of meat chewy. But slow cooking has other effects on these cuts beyond tenderising them and whilst a well-made burger is certainly delicious I couldn’t help but think that there might be a way to utilise some of the most flavourful cuts of beef in a burger without resorting to the use of a mincing die. What began as a thought experiment soon turned into a practical test. The slow cooking of collagen-rich pieces of beef results in the formation of gelatin which has the benefit of helping things stick together. By using a combination of beef cheek and shin, braised with red wine, carrots, celery, onion and a selection of spices and then forming the cooked meat into large sausages we were able to chill them down and slice fully formed ‘burgers’ of intensely flavoured, properly slow-cooked meat. These, we happily discovered, seared in a pan and reheated whilst retaining the recognisable burger shape. All that remained was to top them with cheese, choose a selection of garnishes with which to finish the burger and the process of reinvention was complete and with it, perhaps, our place in the ever-evolving world of culinary history.

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EATING IN

A DUO OF DELICIOUS DISHES COURTESY OF PATRICK MOORE HEAD CHEF AT KING STREET RESTAURANT D’ARRY’S '

GIN AND BEETROOT CURED SALMON INGREDIENTS

METHOD

110g salmon fillet (skin off) 50ml gin (whichever takes your fancy!) 1 tsp table salt 1 tbsp sugar 30ml water 1 cooked beetroot

Blend all the ingredients, other than salmon, together! Place the salmon in your gin and beetroot mixture in a small container to ensure the whole fish is covered. Cure for three to five hours. Run cold water into a separate container. Remove your cured salmon and dip into the cold water. Dry using a clean kitchen towel. Carefully slice off the two ends of the salmon, exposing the orange/ pink colours. Serve with croutons or Melba toast and watercress.

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FOR DESSERT

PATRICK’S CHOCOLATE FONDANT

INGREDIENTS 200g 70% dark chocolate 130g butter 175g sugar

3 eggs 3 egg yolks 200g flour

METHOD Melt the chocolate and butter in a bowl over boiling water. Mix the eggs, egg yolks and the sugar in an electrical mixer until they are light and white in colour. Fold the chocolate and butter into the egg mix gently. Add the flour. Line six ramekins with butter and cocoa powder. Pour the mix in until it’s two thirds full. Bake at 180°C for 10-14 minutes until the cake rises outside the ramekin and is soft with a fluffy inner.

You can find d’Arry’s Cookhouse & Wine Shop at 2-4 King Street, Cambridge, CB1 1LN, 01223 505015, www.darrys.co.uk

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SUMMER WINE SURVIVAL GUIDE HAL WILSON OFFERS HIS TIPS FOR MAKING SURE YOU ENJOY A SUMMER OF TOP QUALITY TIPPLES

o you’re leaving us for a couple of weeks over the summer. We’ll miss you but wish you a wonderful holiday, whether you’re travelling abroad, camping, or staycationing in these beautiful isles. I feel it’s worth giving some thought to what you are going to drink while you’re away. You don’t want to let your standards slip or get caught in a place where you are forced to drink dreadful wine. You need to take precautions, especially if you’re going to be drinking more than normal. TRAVELLING ABROAD? Eat local, drink local! If you’re staying in a wine producing region, and I hope you are, remember that traditionally wine is made by people with the local cuisine in mind, so buy the wine from the region. Seek out a local good winemaker (send me an email for a recommendation) and ask for a tasting. All regions have a wine festival at some period and these are free wine tasting parties at which all are welcome. What’s not to love? ENJOY DUTY FREE WINE We pay a high tax on wine in this

country but wine producing nations support their industry with very low duty on wine, so you get a lot more wine for your euro. But just because wine is cheap, doesn’t mean it is all good, so don’t buy the cheapest, buy some of the better wines which will offer wonderful value. STAYCATIONING? There are now 700 vineyards in England, many with good cafés and restaurants, so look around. There are more and more food festivals as well to look out for. As my dear friend Lyndsey has written in this column before, you can’t go far wrong with sherry, and somehow a glass of amontillado at sunset on a campsite is another match made in heaven.

Hal Wilson is owner of Cambridge Wine Merchants, with branches on Bridge Street, Kings Parade, Mill Road and Cherry Hinton Road.

GOING TO A MUSIC FESTIVAL? Unless the festival has a particular food focus I’m afraid the quality of wine for sale is fairly shocking. Also many festivals restrict what you can bring with you and most have a glass bottle ban. What is a wine lover to do? Drink branded lager or watered down cocktails all weekend? I shudder at the thought. ‘Improvise, adapt, overcome’ is the watchword and in this case ‘decant, smuggle, wine box’! Wine

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boxes have come a long way. Our buyer Stewart has sourced gold medal winning wines in BIB (Bag in Box) for some of our restaurant clients. Practical and good quality. Also a good idea is to dig out your 18th birthday present, that hip flask, and decant some fine brandy or single malt whisky to sip on. Have a great summer, and I look forward to seeing you again in the autumn for lots more wine fun at our wine bars, wine shops and wine school.

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WORDS NICOLA FOLEY

RESTAURANT REVIEW

Smokeworks

This month, Nicola Foley enjoys a feast of smoky, slow-cooked deliciousness at Cambridge’s hottest new dining spot

It’s no secret that the dining scene in Cambridge has been flourishing lately, with a host of great eateries popping up around the city, but if there’s one new opening that’s really got local foodies talking this summer, it’s Smokeworks. Located just off Bene’t Stree (in the building that used to house the Eraina Taverna), the restaurant is the latest offering from Cambscuisine, the group also responsible for the ever-popular Chop Houses, as well as The Tickell Arms in Whittlesford and The Cock at Hemingford Grey. With a pedigree like that, it’s no wonder that expectations for Smokeworks were sky high prior to it opening its doors at the start of July, especially since this new outpost represents a completely fresh concept for the group: less traditional fine dining and more upmarket fast food, served in a hip, laid-back setting. Stopping by for a late lunch on a Saturday afternoon, the restaurant was buzzing with diners as we made our way in, admiring the stylish interior as we did. Décor-wise, the vibe is modern industrialmeets-Americana, with exposed brickwork, chipboard seats, scaffolding tables, neon lights dotted around the place and lots of cool little touches, like the big red switch you flip to call for service. The small but perfectly formed menu is a veritable meat lover’s paradise, offering up a range of no-frills but mouth-watering

sounding barbecue dishes and divvied up into ‘wings and things’, ‘buns’ and ‘ribs’. With little hesitation and on the recommendation of numerous friends who’d already paid Smokeworks a visit, I opted for the pulled pork bun accompanied by sweet potato fries and the house slaw, whilst my dining partner selected the smoked beef short ribs with a side of barbecue beans. The dishes might all sound simple enough, but as soon as we started tucking in it was clear just how much care and precision had gone into every component of our meal. Prior to opening, the chef (who’s also done stints at the Michelin starred Alimentum and Graffiti at Hotel Felix) undertook six months of research; tasting, travelling and honing the recipes for Smokeworks, and there’s no doubt the hard work has paid off. The pulled pork bun was hands down the best I’ve had, with irresistibly sticky, flavour-packed meat, pickled vegetables and a huge bun – home-made by Cambridge’s brilliant CobsBakery and enriched with caraway and potato for extra doughiness. The sweet potato fries were crispy on the outside and squidgy on the inside and the cabbage, garlic and ginger slaw was fresh and crunchy with just a touch of heat. I consumed it all, slathered in Smokeworks’ own chipotle sauce, with embarrassing speed, and had already started planning my next visit before I’d finished my meal.

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Over on the other side of the booth, the ribs were going down equally well: cooked low and slow in an oven specially imported from the barbecue motherland, America, the beef had an incredible smoky flavour and was so tender it fell off the bone. We were so enamoured with the barbecue beans side that we made a point of asking how they were made, and were again impressed by the level of attention to detail in the kitchen. A cut above your average baked beans, this dish is made using haricot, black turtle and black-eyed beans, soaked overnight and mixed with smoking juices, barbecue sauce and smoked beef dripping butter – along with pulled pork and beef. The result was a thing of wonder and brilliantly sums up what Smokeworks does so well: taking a simple dish, adding their own twist and elevating it to something unbelievably tasty. Nicely full we ordered a salted caramel milkshake to share, declining the optional bourbon shot but immediately regretting not ordering one of these creamy and utterly heavenly concoctions each when it arrived. With its brilliant food, prime location and speedy service (they make good on their slogan of Slow Cooked. Fast), Smokeworks is a great spot for a bite to eat before a show or night out, and I’ve no doubt it will be a huge hit on the local foodie circuit. Highly recommended. Smokeworks, 2 Free School Lane, Cambridge, www.smokeworks.co.uk

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WHAT S ON A ROUND-UP OF EVENTS IN AND AROUND CAMBRIDGESHIRE FOR AUGUST

TOM JONES Time: From 8.30pm Location: Newmarket Racecourse Price: £25-£40 Description: The Voice himself returns to Newmarket Nights ready with what’s sure to be a spectacular show, featuring his hit songs from across the decades. newmarketracecourses.co.uk

DEN BUILDING Time: 10.30am and 2pm Location: Wicken Fen Price: £4.75 Description: Build a big den for you and a little den for the mini beasts at Wicken Fen, a beautiful area of preserved fenland with wild, winding walkways to explore, with games going on too. nationaltrust.org.uk

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SUMMER GIFT & FOOD FAIR Time: 10am-4pm Location: Ely Price: Free admission Description: Spend the day in the grounds of Ely Cathedral browsing stalls and soaking up the ambience, then watch an outdoor production of Alice in Wonderland at 3pm performed on the East Lawn. Picnics welcome! The fair is free to attend; tickets for the show are £10 (£6 children). elycathedral.org

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August PHILIPPA GREGORY Time: 7.30pm Location: Toppings, Ely Price: £7/8 Description: Bestselling author and queen of literary fiction, Philippa Gregory (The Other Boleyn Girl, The White Queen) gives a talk on her new novel, The King’s Curse. toppingbooks.co.uk

TIGER DAY Time: From 12pm Location: Shepreth Wildlife Park Price: Regular admission prices apply Description: Meet Shepreth’s two gorgeous tigers, Amba and Rana, and take part in a whole load of tiger-themed activities and games. sheprethwildlifepark.co.uk

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August ROYSTON KITE FESTIVAL Time: 10.30am-4.30pm Location: Therfield Heath Price: £2 (adult) Description: Let’s go fly a kite up on Royston’s wild and stunning heathland and get involved in all the activities that are taking place throughout the day, including face painting, kite making and a funfair. roystonkite festival.com

LAST NIGHT OF THE AUDLEY END PROMS

SHAKESPEARE AFTER SHAKESPEARE Time: 8pm Location: Trinity College Chapel Price: £20/£25 Description: Hear songs and music composed to accompany Shakespeare’s plays, including Purcell’s The Fairy Queen. cambridgeearlymusic.org

Time: 7.30pm AUGUST Location: Audley End House Price: £36 Description: For a thoroughly patriotic affair, head to Audley End for the closing night of their Picnic Concerts. Bring your camping chairs, flags and flasks and get ready to sing along to traditional Proms favourites. Featuring Laura Wright, Camilla Kerslake and others, plus a Spitfire flyover and firework display. audleyendconcerts.com

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CAMBRIDGE ROCK FESTIVAL Time: Various Location: Haggis Farm Polo Club, Barton Price: From £25 Description: Throw off the shackles of your 9-5 and indulge in four days of loud, live rock! Acts include Ultimate Eagles, Fleetwood Bac, Leon Hendrix, Wishbone Ash and more. Day or weekend tickets are available. cambridgerockfestival.co.uk

Time: 7pm Location: Audley End House Price: £40 Description: A host of familiar favourites from pop’s zaniest era will descend on the magnificent Audley End House for a feel-good concert in the Capability Brown-landscaped grounds. Acts include Tony Hadley, Midge Ure, Heaven 17 and T’Pau. audleyendconcerts.com

14 August

MYLES SANKO Time: 9pm Location: La Raza Price: £5 Description: The soul sensation and regular La Raza performer returns with his band for another night of energetic, feel-good live music. Happy hour until 10pm. laraza.co.uk

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LEE EVANS

Time: 8pm Location: Corn Exchange Price: £32.50 Description: Join the recordbreaking comedian for a night of silliness as he tries out brand new material for his upcoming Monsters arena tour. cornex.co.uk

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IMAGES FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Power-up back to Mario’s land of pixels at a retro gaming night, swot up on English history with author Philippa Gregory and spend a relaxing summer’s evening listening to live music in the grounds of Audley End House.

August PORTLAND COMEDY CLUB Time: 8pm Location: The Portland Arms Price: £7.50 door Description: Come and be entertained at the popular pub’s monthly comedy night. Great ales and pub grub also served. www.theportlandarms.co.uk

WET WET WET Time: From 8.30pm Location: Newmarket Price: £23-£35 Description: 90s chartbotherers and teen heartthrobs Wet Wet Wet are back, performing at the final night of Newmarket Racecourse’s programme of epic outdoor summer concerts. A great chance to hear old favourites like Wishing I Was Lucky and Love Is All Around. newmarketracecourses.co.uk

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August WADFEST Time: From 8am Location: Wood Green Animal Shelter Price: £25 Description: Join in a weekend of madcap fun at Wood Green’s Godmanchester centre. There’ll be games, prizes for the best dressed (it’s a heroes and villains theme this year) and loads more to get stuck into. woodgreen.org.uk

AUGUST 22 August

RETRO VIDEO GAME NIGHT Time: 7pm ’til late Location: Centre for Computer History Price: £8 Description: Relive your misspent youth and rekindle your love of the Atari 2600, NES or Megadrive with fellow gaming enthusiasts. BYOB, and there’ll be a burger van parked outside too. Book your place in advance. computinghistory.org.uk

24 August

SUMMER SALSA BBQ Time: From 3pm Location: The Willow Tree Price: Free entry Description: A summer garden party with cocktails, BBQ and dancing at a twinkling venue. thewillowtreebourn.com

AUGUST

DEAF HAVANA Time: 7pm Location: Cambridge Junction Price: £16 Description: See the posthardcore rock outfit from Kings Lynn, nominated for Kerrang!’s Best British Newcomer Award, when they take in Cambridge this month. junction.co.uk

PUDDING NIGHT

HEDGEHOG DAY Time: 12pm Location: Shepreth Wildlife Park Price: Normal admission Description: Meet Shepreth’s prickliest residents and learn how the team help them out at the Hedgehog Hospital. There’ll be games and activities to join in too. sheprethwildlifepark.co.uk

Time: 7.30pm AUGUST Location: The Jockey Club Rooms Price: £36 Description: Do you like puddings and cocktails? Then head to Newmarket’s most exclusive venue for a selection of dessert courses prepared by The Jockey Club’s head chef. Numbers are limited. jockeyclubrooms.co.uk

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August LODESTAR Time: Various Location: Lode Price: £75 adult weekend ticket (single days and concessions available) Description: The family-friendly festival sees Delays, The Sunshine Underground and The Hoosiers headlining for 2014. We’re also liking the look of their posh camping options… lodestarfestival.com

August DEBDEN CYCLE Time: 10am Location: Meet at Debden Village Hall Price: £5 entry Description: Join Brian and Hannah Lindsell on a three counties 35-mile cycle ride to raise money for The Carver Barracks Injured Soldiers Fund. Includes scenic countryside and complimentary snacks half way at The Woodman pub, Nuthampstead. debdencycle.co.uk

30 August

CAMCON Time: 10am-12am Location: Cambridge Junction Price: Various Description: Cambridge’s comic fans, cos-players and manga nerds get together for a day and night of craziness! Dress up, browse stalls, take a quiz, get gaming and listen to talks from the pros. junction.co.uk

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Communit y NEWS TOUR DE FEMME

L-R: Fiona Garwood, Lesley Brinkley (Norwich Sunblinds) and Robby Copsey

CAMBRIDGE SUNBLINDS In a bid to support the community and help worthy causes, local business Cambridge Sunblinds will be contributing £1 for every blind and pair of curtains sold this year to local charities. The company are supporting a different charity each month, and in May raised £1012 for MS-UK, who endeavour to support those affected by Multiple Sclerosis. Abi Crawford, head of fundraising and development for MS-UK, said: “MS-UK would like to thank Cambridge Sunblinds for their generous support of Robby Copsey and his 2014 London Marathon efforts. Each week, 57 people will be diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in the UK. MS can be a life-changing condition and currently there is no cure. MSUK provides free support, advice and information for anyone affected by MS so that no one should have to face MS alone. We could not do our work without the kind support of fundraisers like Robby and companies like Cambridge Sunblinds – thank you so much, your support is truly appreciated.” “Cambridge Sunblinds is very grateful for the support of our customers over the last few years,” comments Fiona Garwood, director at Cambridge Sunblinds. “As everyone knows, the economy has been difficult and without our loyal customers we would not have survived during the last few challenging years. Our staff are all excited to find out each day how many blinds/curtains have been sold to contribute towards the charity.” For more information about MS-UK, visit the website. www.ms-uk.org

Independent fashion boutique Boudoir Femme got into the Tour de France spirit last month by welcoming a team of intrepid cyclists who cycled 100 miles on a special turbo trainer sponsored by Primo Cycles, outside their store on Saturday 5 July between 9am and 6pm. The distance is equivalent to the distance of the third stage of the Tour de France which departed from the city on 7 July. The event, called the Cycle Challenge 100, raised money for Cambridge-based charity Tom’s Trust – a charity caring for children with brain tumours. Customers received double loyalty points on all purchases in store on the day, enjoyed entertainment and a competition to win £75 to spend in store with the support of Hardy’s Sweets on St John’s Street. Refreshments and cakes were served to celebrate the store’s eighth birthday as well as launching the beginning of the city’s Independents’ Month. Boutique owner, Pippa Sandison, said: “We are really excited about this event and wanted to celebrate the Tour coming to the city. I also know of someone who has a young, close family member who is battling with a brain tumour, so we are delighted to show support by raising money for local charity, Tom’s Trust.” Donate at: www.justgiving.com/ Thecyclechallenge100

BE A POP STAR FOR A WEEK! Young people are invited to become a pop star for a week with Bedazzle, a fantastic five-day Pop School taking place at Arbury Community Centre, 4-8 August. After vocal training and singing practice, participants will work with music professionals to learn a choreographed dance routine, record their songs with a professional sound engineer and even star in a CD cover photo shoot. On the final day, a live performance is held for family and friends, and students will take away a CD of their music created during the course. Pop School is suitable for kids aged ten and above, of all abilities, and both mainstream and SEN (Special Educational Needs) students are welcome to join. It costs £75 for the five days, which run from 10am until 3pm. For further details call 07841 990609. www.bedazzlearts.com

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GREAT DAYS OUT As summer sunshine beckons us outdoors, here are our top 10 great days out in and around Cambridge. Grab your hats and sunnies and off you go…

BOTANIC

Zena Toscani

GARDENS Surround yourself with beautiful plants and flowers at the Botanic Gardens, Cambridge’s oasis of calm and colour. It’s been open on this site since 1846 and houses many rare specimens collected in order to teach medical students at the University. Opening times this summer are 10am-6pm; £4.50 (adults), children go free. www.botanic.cam.ac.uk

Alex Orrow

JESUS GREEN

LIDO The perfect solution to a sticky summer’s day, the lido on Jesus Green has achieved cult status amongst the people of Cambridge and is always packed when the sun in shining. One of the longest outdoor pools in Europe, it first opened in 1923 and remains ideal for a refreshing dip. There’s sunbathing space too, and the positioning is great: it’s right on the lovely Jesus Green by the River Cam, and just a short stroll from the city centre. www.better.org.uk/leisure/ jesusgreenlido

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STRAWBERRY PICKING AT BURY LANE Indulge in one of the great pleasures of summer with a day spent strawberry picking at Bury Lane Farm Shop. Forage for these succulent rosy gems in their purpose-built strawberry field, where all the plants are on raised tables to save you stooping! You’re not only likely to come away with a much sweeter crop than if you were to buy a punnet from the supermarket, but you’ll be helping to reduce food miles too. While you’re there, say hello to the chickens who live next to the strawberry fields, then of course enjoy a cuppa and a home-made cake at the café. Pick Your Own season runs until the end of August, 9am-5.30pm (10.30am4pm on Sundays). www.burylanefarmshop.co.uk

AUDLEY END HOUSE Step back to a time of masters and servants at the impressive 17th century Audley End House near Saffron Walden. The gardens are in full bloom, and there’s a new, interactive nursery wing to explore featuring traditional toys you can actually pick up and play with (plus a tiny bed you can climb into if you so desire!). The stables are a must-see, and the Victorian Service Wing is one of the best you’ll find. Adult £15.40, child £9.20 (non-members). www.english-heritage.org.uk

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ROYSTON KITE FESTIVAL Climb to the top of Therfield Heath in Royston, feel the wind at your back and watch your kite soar into the big blue sky. This lovely annual festival sees the skies filled with colour, while there’s plenty to do down on the ground from face-painting and children’s activities to food and drink stalls and kite-making workshops. It takes place Sunday 3 August and the £2 entry goes towards Alzheimer’s Research UK (children go free). www.roystonkitefestival.com

WANDLEBURY

COUNTRY PARK Fill your lungs with fresh air and go for a walk around Wandlebury Country Park, just off the A1301. There’s a pond, meadowland for picnics and frisbee, plus events taking place throughout the month. Go after dark on 10 August for a one-off Night Walk, led by the team at Cambridge PPF, the charity who run the site. Discover the silent beauty of the Park under the auspicious magic of the moon and listen out for owls and other creatures of the night. Book in advance: recommended donation of £3 (adults), £2 (children). www.cambridgeppf.org

WICKEN FEN Spot wildlife, hire a bike or take out a boat at Wicken Fen, one of the last remaining sites of untamed fenland in Britain. The wild konik ponies are a sight to behold, and don’t forget to poke your head into Fen Cottage to see how fenlanders would have lived in the 1930s. You can even try out wild camping in Wicken’s special wooden shelters for an unforgettable night under the stars. 50-minute boat rides along the peaceful, reed-lined waterways cost £5.50 (adults), £3.25 (children) and operate daily. The nature reserve is open dawn to dusk. www.nationaltrust.org.uk

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A GRAND DAY OUT For a day out filled with culture, heritage and a compulsory cream tea, pay a visit to one of your local National Trust properties. Nearest is the compact but perfectly formed Anglesey Abbey in Lode – a Jacobean country house nestled in glorious wooded grounds. Don’t forget to check out the newly renovated servants’ quarters. Towards Royston there’s Wimpole Hall, a stately building with a working farm on-site. Drop by for milking time at the cowshed or take a shire horse carriage ride. Over in Suffolk, Ickworth House offers gentle neoclassical charm at every turn. Don’t miss their costume exhibition and look out for the Living History days. www.nationaltrust.org.uk

FENLAND COUNTRY FAIR Country show season is in full swing and possibly the best in the area is the Fenland Fair – known as ‘The Fenland’ to regulars. It takes place at Quy Hall, Stow-Cum-Quy this August bank holiday (23-25 August). Much more than just a village fête, The Fenland offers a complete crosssection of the best parts of country life and customs, including ring displays, clay shooting, archery, cookery and beekeeping demonstrations, a ferret show (we’re particularly excited about this!) plus vintage stalls, crafts and a traditional funfair. Open 9am-5.30pm, adults £10, children under 13 go free. www.fenlandfairs.com

HANNAM S WAKE HUB Try something totally different and go wakeboarding at Hannam’s Wake Hub, based out Ely way. It’s suitable for everyone and involves skimming along a lake while holding on to a cable – a bit like waterskiing. We’re dying to try it! The company is run by brothers Ben and Terry Hannam and is open 12-7pm (Tues-Fri) and 10am-7pm (weekends). But don’t worry, you don’t have to do the jumps unless you’re feeling really confident… www.hannamswakehub.com

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NEWS

CAMBRIDGE BID MONTHLY UPDATE

Welcome This month we’re celebrating the first birthday of the Cambridge BID City Ambassadors, and we’ve also chosen the winner of last month’s Recycle le Vélo sculpture trail, which saw all sorts of fantastical cycle-inspired sculptures dotted around the city. We’re gearing up for the Cambridge Buskers and Street Performers Festival, too, details of which can be found below.

What is the

Cambridge BID? Launched in April 2013, Cambridge Business Improvement District (BID) is funded by businesses and organisations in the city to deliver a range of projects and events that enhance and promote Cambridge and encourage people to visit and enjoy our fabulous city. Find out more at www.cambridgebid.co.uk Follow us on Twitter at @cambridgebid

Cambridge Buskers & Street Performers Festival Take a break from your shopping and stop to enjoy some live entertainment from our city’s talented street performers, who will be out in force between 15 and 17 August for the Cambridge Buskers & Street Performers Festival. Partnered by Cambridge BID, the festival is a platform for established and up-andcoming performers of all kinds (expect everything from singers and drummers dancers to jugglers) to showcase their skills before an ever-flowing audience. And, for us, it’s a fantastic, cultural addition to a day out in Cambridge.

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NEWS

Spotlight on…

Green Street

Think of a Cambridge street and what do you see? Cobbles, smart shops and bikes with wicker baskets resting up against lamp posts? Then you’ve pretty much described Green Street, a picturesque thoroughfare linking Trinity Street and Sidney Street right in the heart of Cambridge’s historic centre. Still, despite its central location, Green Street remains one of Cambridge’s quieter, more relaxing streets down which to stroll: a pleasant escape from the tourist crush. But overlook it and you risk missing out on one of the city’s finest shopping experiences. With White Stuff at one end and Edinburgh Woollen Mill at the other, Green Street is packed with smart shops: Joules and Jigsaw are perfect for beautiful, stylish dresses and shoes to die for, and there’s quality footwear to admire at independent retailers Sundaes and Modish. Then, pick out a fabulous hat at Laird Hatters, and accessorise with a sparkly addition from independent jewellers Harriet Kelsall, which offers a bespoke service as well as lots of gorgeous pieces to browse. For those on the go, pay a visit to Open Air, the independent outdoors shop, for top brands serving all your adventurous needs. Green Street also boasts an excellent offering of highly regarded eateries. Harriet’s Tearoom is the place to go for a traditional cream tea or light lunch with a friend, or pop into trendy, colourful Bill’s, where the walls are lined with retro tins and jars and the menu promises varied, summery fare ‘from breakfast to bedtime’. An evening favourite is Bangkok City, a Thai restaurant, the entrance to which is flanked by two smiling wooden statues and whose menu offers a range of modern and traditional Thai dishes made using fragrant and fresh herbs and spices. Bangkok City was established in 1993, but the street’s oldest firm is surely Directors, the hair salon which some residents may remember as John Oliver. Headed up by Michael Lovett, it’s established an excellent reputation and a loyal customer base and adds to the stylish, sophisticated offerings of this charming Cambridge street.

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NEWS

City Ambassadors' 1st birthday

Recycle le Vélo winner announced!

In celebration of the Tour de France coming to Cambridge, members of the public were invited to take to the streets last month to view Recycle le Vélo, a project co-organised by Cambridge BID and Cambridge International Arts. A series of weird and wonderful artworks dotted around the city in a trail, the sculptures were created by local artists using parts from old and unwanted bicycles, donated by Cambridge bike shops and Parkside Police Station. A panel of judges, consisting of patron of the arts Ivan Massow, local MP Julian Huppert and British racing cyclist and journalist Michael Hutchinson, marked the sculptures against three criteria: innovative use of bicycle parts, overall aesthetic of the sculpture and quality of build. The marks were added up and the winning artist can now finally be announced to the public. Congratulations to Aggie Parker, a student from Hills Road Sixth Form College, with her sculpture ‘Bike to Body’. The Mayor, Gerri Bird, awarded Aggie her £1000 prize money, which was provided by Cambridge BID. A further congratulations goes to Cuckoo Clothing, the host business of ‘Bike to Body’, who were awarded the title ‘Vitrine de Cambridge’.

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Happy first birthday to our City Ambassadors! Cambridge City Ambassadors have been helping visitors, residents, staff and businesses with queries, questions and conundrums since early August 2013. I’m sure you have seen the infamous bowler hats popping up around Cambridge over the last year, always on hand to help a stranded tourist. The team have walked a staggering 24,861 miles, equivalent to walking the circumference of the Earth and between them, have walked their way through ten pairs of shoes! There are currently five ambassadors in the team and they speak a total of five languages between them. A few stats since the project launched: The Ambassadors have helped over 43,000 people in the city and have completed over 1000 business visits. A business visit involves meeting with staff to inform them of upcoming projects, gain feedback on previous projects, pass on important and relevant information and answer questions the businesses may have. The ambassadors have also reported over 1000 environmental issues to the council, and have even rescued a swan! Follow @CityAmbassadors on Twitter to keep informed of their activities and follow City Ambassadors on Pinterest to view some of the wonderful images they have captured over the year.

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INDIE OF THE MONTH

WORDS JENNIFER SHELTON

INDEPENDENT OF THE MONTH

Jemporium Vintage ver get bored with the same old choice of clothes on the high street? Those who don’t want their style dictated to them by retail giants have an alternative: go vintage. Tucked away by the side entrance to the Grafton Centre, Jemporium Vintage stocks a wondrous range of clothing and accessories from the 50s through to the 90s, designed to spice up your wardrobe and put the spark back into shopping. We caught up with Jemporium owner and vintage fanatic Jenny Skilton, who has a soft spot for the 80s, loves playing with her two cats, and believes everyone can look great in vintage.

Q. What’s the history of Jemporium Vintage? A. I opened the shop in April 2010, and had traded on market stalls in Cambridge for a few years before that. I was passionate about vintage clothing and wanted to try and make a living from selling it.

Q. What do you love so much about vintage clothes? A. I love the feeling of wearing something that nobody else in the world has. I love how you can look so unique; I love the quality of it, it just sets you apart.

Q. What is your favourite era in fashion? A. I’ve always had a soft spot for the 80s! I love the colour combinations, the polka dots, the stripes, the patterns. Q. What have you got in at the moment? A. We’ve got Levi’s cut-off shorts that look amazing on, we’ve got lovely tie-dye T-shirts, patterned shirts, USA sweatshirts, denim dungarees, cute dresses, blouses and rucksacks.

some scrunchies made from vintage fabrics at £4.50. Prices go up to around £30 for our Levi’s denim jackets and £35 for wax jackets. Q. Have you always lived in Cambridge? A. I moved here when I was 11 so I pretty much feel like I’m from Cambridge: it’s definitely my home town. Q. Do you think it’s a fashionable city? A. Yes I think people of Cambridge have style – I wouldn’t say its uber fashion focused but I think we look good and have a laid-back style. Q. What do you like doing when you’re not at the shop? A. In the summer I like sitting by the river with friends or having barbeques with my family. In colder weather I love playing pool and snooker! And of course playing with my cats, Pearl and Pansy.

Q. What’s been your biggest personal fashion faux pas? A. Oh, there have been quite a few! Either the topknot I wore for about three years, or perhaps when I knitted myself a luminous orange headband and went to a lecture wearing it – the lecturer seemed pretty distracted!

Q. Where do you get your stock? A. We have great suppliers from all around America, Europe, and the UK. Q. What are the prices like? A. Some of our jewellery starts at £3, our vintage scarves are just £4, and we have

Q. What do you say to people who think they ‘don’t suit’ vintage? A. I have a couple of friends who say vintage clothing doesn’t suit them – he

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thinks I won’t have anything in his size and she thinks it won’t look good on her. I’ve invited them in to the shop so I can style them in vintage, as I think it’s just a question of trying things on, finding what suits you, and what you like: everyone can look great in vintage. Jemporium Vintage Unit 61, The Grafton Centre, Cambridge CB1 1PS, www.jemporiumvintage.co.uk

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FASHION NEWS

PICKS FROM THE DEUS EX MACHINA BATES OINGO SHORT £48.75 DOGFISH, TRINITY STREET, CAMBRIDGE

Indies

Treat yourself with some gorgeous new additions to your summer wardrobe, all from our local independents

SCARAMANGA MINI WIDE SATCHEL £70.50 PODAROK, BENE’T STREET, CAMBRIDGE LEATHER LIPS PURSE £20 ARK, ST MARY’S PASSAGE, CAMBRIDGE

MAXMARA ATTORE SKIRT NOW £72 ANNA, HIGH STREET, SAFFRON WALDEN

CREAM LACE DRESS HOSS INTROPIA NOW £94.50 BOUDOIR FEMME, KING STREET, CAMBRIDGE

KNICKER AND VEST TOP SET CHEEK FRILLS £35 BOUDOIR FEMME, KING STREET, CAMBRIDGE

EMILY AND FIN JESSICA DRESS £69.95 CUCKOO CLOTHING, ST MARY’S PASSAGE, CAMBRIDGE

MARELLA FLORAL PRINT SILK BLOUSE £85 BASKA, MAGDALENE STREET, CAMBRIDGE

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STONE EARRING, INGENIOUS JEWELLERY, £45 ANNA, HIGH STREET, SAFFRON WALDEN

ORANGE GLADIATOR SANDAL NOW £55.99 MODISH, GREEN STREET, CAMBRIDGE

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FASHION

FOR HER

CARNIVAL DISCY STRETCH BRACELETS £10 ACCESSORIZE, LION YARD & GRAFTON CENTRE, CAMBRIDGE

MIDI DRESS IN PINEAPPLE PRINT £35 WWW.ASOS.COM

LEMON PLAYSUIT £27 ACCESSORIZE, LION YARD & GRAFTON CENTRE, CAMBRIDGE

OVERSIZED SHOPPER IN AZTEC WEAVE £40 WWW.ASOS.COM

CORAL NECKLACE £20 COAST, GRAND ARCADE, CAMBRIDGE

BLUE BATIK PRINT BIKINI £34 TOPSHOP, GRAND ARCADE AND GRAFTON CENTRE, CAMBRIDGE

T SHIRT £12 BIKINI BOTTOMS £14 SANDALS £15 ALL DOROTHY PERKINS, PETTY CURY, CAMBRIDGE

JENNY ANIMAL PLEATED CAMI £75 COAST, GRAND ARCADE, CAMBRIDGE

HAT £18 MISS SELFRIDGE, PETTY CURY, CAMBRIDGE

‘GIRLY’ SANDAL NOW £30 DUNE, MARKET STREET, CAMBRIDGE

TED BAKER PALM TREE BAG & FLIP FLOP SET £69 WWW.ASOS.COM CROP TOP £30 MISS SELFRIDGE, PETTY CURY, CAMBRIDGE

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HOLIDAY HOTLIST

FASHION

LEOPARD PRINT COLLAR POLO £65 TED BAKER, GRAND ARCADE CAMBRIDGE

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FOR HIM

SHIRT £7 PRIMARK, BURLEIGH STREET, CAMBRIDGE

FLOWER PRINT HAT NOW £4.99 ZARA, ST ANDREW’S STREET, CAMBRIDGE

DENIM AND FLEECE BERMUDA NOW £15.99 ZARA, ST ANDREW’S STREET, CAMBRIDGE

SHORTS £12 PRIMARK, BURLEIGH STREET, CAMBRIDGE

CHINO SHORTS IN SLIM POLKA DOT £25 WWW.ASOS.COM

RUBBERISED SUNNIES £12 TOPMAN, GRAND ARCADE, CAMBRIDGE

BERTIE FAHRENHEIT ESPADRILLE £39 DUNE, MARKET STREET, CAMBRIDGE

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FESTIVAL FASHION FEATHER EARRINGS £12 ACCESSORIZE

REFRESHERS TRILBY HAT £19 ACCESSORIZE

SUMMER FLORAL PRINTED SHORTS £22 ACCESSORIZE CAPTAIN GLADIATOR SANDALS £35 MISS SELFRIDGE

STATEMENT FLOWER ALICE BAND IN PINK £19 ACCESSORIZE

HERE COMES THE SUN SHOPPER NOW £20 ACCESSORIZE

SEE PAGE 39 FOR DETAILS ON LION YARD’S MUSIC FESTIVAL!

WHITE TILE PRINT PLAYSUIT £19.99 NEW LOOK

FLORAL EMBELLISHED PLAYSUIT £99 MISS SELFRIDGE

ESSENTIAL SUMMER STYLE PICKS FROM LION YARD SHOPPING CENTRE COMETS SUNGLASSES £39.99 SUPERDRY

MEN’S FLORAL SHIRT £14.99 NEW LOOK

FESTIVAL BEAUTY KIT £25 SUPERDRY

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SUPER CAMPON BOOTS SILVER £64.99 SUPERDRY MEN’S SUNGLASSES £5.99 NEW LOOK

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BEAUTY

Honey

Daisy Dickinson has been a hive of activity, searching out the latest beauty sweet treats – all with that magic ingredient to keep you bee-autiful this summer f you’re anything like us, you’ve probably got half a jar of semi-crystalised honey lurking in the depths of your kitchen cupboard. Every so often, only a spoonful of this will do – and there’s evidence to suggest that it’s been valued by humans for over 8000 years. Luckily, nowadays there’s no need to clamber up cliffs or scour the treetops for a sticky fix, and a quick trip to a local food shop should unite you with a jar of the good stuff. As well as being great for you on the inside, honey can be just as good for us on the outside – lauded for its moisturising abilities, anti-ageing properties and all-round star quality – so we’ve been a hive of activity, searching out the latest and greatest beauty products to make you feel like the bee’s knees. SIMPLY BEE’S HANDMADE NATURAL SKINCARE Bee still, our hearts – we’ve gone head over heels for this gorgeous range of handmade products featuring nature’s finest. The Simply Bee Handmade Natural Skincare range is packed with all aspects of honey goodness including propolis (a sort of resin collected by bees), beeswax and natural essential oils. The range offers everything you could wish for including serums,

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moisturisers and toners (oh my!) plus antiseptic balms, insect repellents, haircare – the list goes on. It’s all packaged beautifully too, in their signature pocket-sized pots. Available online with free shipping at: www.simplybeeswax.co.uk B2BEAUTY Our first port of call had to be the scientists of B2Beauty, found just over the border in Essex, whose innovative range of clever skincare contains honey and wax made by their very own bees. The products with the most buzz about them is their Actives range: developed for people with sensitive skin, this line features a blend of honeys taken from the B2Beauty hives throughout the course of a year to draw upon their different characteristics and benefits. www.b2beautyproducts.com NOBLE ISLE HEATHER HONEY HAND WASH Bring a touch of the honeyed Highlands to your ablutions with these gorgeous products from Noble Isle, created with heather honey made by bees found on Scottish hilltops. All are packed with proteins, iron and antioxidants to keep your skin looking its best. We loved the handwash and lotion set – the perfect treat for a honey fan. Heather Honey Hand Wash, £18; Heather Honey Lotion, £20. www.nobleisle.com

BRONNLEY’S HONEY BLOSSOM HAND AND NAIL CREAM This could quite possibly be perfection in hand cream form. A truly luxurious, honeyfragranced hand and nail cream from the Queen’s favourites Bronnley, that’s packed with moisturising extracts of royal jelly and shea butter. Billed as ‘intensive hand therapy’, this rich hand cream didn’t leave our mitts sticky or greasy and our cuticles have never looked better. At £9 it’s at the pricier end of the spectrum, but it’s worth the money. www.bronnley.co.uk MELVITA 3 HONEYS BALM A sweet treat that’s ideal not only for lips, but any dry areas like knees or elbows. Ultra repairing, it immediately nourishes and soothes with a delicious honey scent, and hint of sweet orange. As well as selling organic honey and supplements, the Melvita range is packed with other natural skincare (£4.50). www.uk.melvita.com PARISSA HOT WAX we couldn’t resist the darling presentation of this strip-free hot wax, in its cute tin. The beeswax is enriched with canola oil, plus it also comes with a vial of azulene oil to soothe and soften skin and prevent ingrown hairs, so if you’re brave enough for home waxing, you’ll be left with ultra smooth skin for up to an impressive eight weeks (£9.69). www.boots.com

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Thanks to ulishoneybees. co.uk for supplying the honeycomb. Uli’s honey is available to buy at The Gog Magog Hills Farm Shop.

OTHER

Competition!

Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics have teamed up with Cambridge Edition to offer five lucky readers the opportunity to win a Honey Farm gift set worth £21.95! This gift features lots of luscious honey products, wrapped up in handmade paper from India. Filled with bath and shower products that make use of one of nature’s most fabulous gifts, this set includes Lush’s popular Honey I Washed The Kids soap (100g), It’s Raining Men shower gel (100g) to soften the skin and brighten up your day; Honey Bee bath bomb to treat troubled skin and a Soft Couer massage bar to make your skin feel softer than ever. To be in with a chance of winning this gorgeous prize, visit the Edition website. www.cambsedition.co.uk

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FAVS

GOOD THINGS MANUKA HONEY REFINING SCRUB Good Things’ Manuka Honey scrub harnesses the natural exfoliating power of oatmeal to polish skin, while kaolin draws out oil for a clearer complexion. With sweet almond oil, it leaves skin soft (£3.33, Boots). EGYPTIAN MAGIC Though the peculiar name had us here in the office raising an eyebrow, upon opening our first pot we fell for this wonder balm. It’s made from just six all-natural ingredients: honey, beeswax, olive oil, royal jelly, bee pollen and bee propolis. Use it as a lip balm, to tame flyaway hairs – for anything! (£24.50, www.feelunique.com) TIGI OATMEAL & HONEY SHAMPOO AND CONDITIONER The Holy Grail of hair washing, TIGI’s Honey and Oatmeal offerings not only smell heavenly, but they’ll transform your barnet into soft, strong, luscious locks – the bottles are huge, but don’t be put off, you’ll be scraping for every last drop. (£12.99 each, www.txmaxx.com/beauty) THERAPI NO.3 ROSE OTTO HONEY MOISTURISER A deeply nourishing skin food. Rich in moisturising honey, vitamin-rich rosehip oil and shea butter to promote softer, youngerlooking skin. With extracts of rose and sandalwood, we found this deliciously sticky facial treat was an incredible night cream, leaving you soft and glowing by morning. (£30, www.therapi.com)

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BEAUTY NEWS

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TOP BENEFIT LAUNCHES BROW BARS

FESTIVAL BEAUTY ESSENTIALS 1. BABYLISS PRO CORDLESS GAS STRAIGHTENERS

What with the rain, sweat and lack of shower for three days, it’s no wonder that festivals tend to equal haystack hair. But invest in a pair of gas-powered straighteners like these from BaByliss and you’ll stay sleek and gorgeous all weekend (£19.99, Superdrug).

2. MARK HILL QUICK FIX DRY SHAMPOO

Fake a shower with a spritz or two of this excellent dry shampoo from Mark Hill – it’s one of the best on the market and instantly removes excess dirt and oil to leave your locks refreshed and bouncy (£3.66, Boots).

3. STEAMCREAM

A multitasking wonder product, these gorgeous pots contain a lightweight moisturiser that can be used on the face, hands and body (£12.95, www.steamcream.co.uk).

4. LIZ EARLE INSTANT BOOST SKIN TONIC SPRITZER

Revive tired and dehydrated skin with a boost of Liz Earle’s brilliant skin tonic, which will leave you feeling refreshed and ready for more fun (£5.50 for 50ml bottle, uk.lizearle.com).

5. M·A·C #7 LASHES

Falsies add an instant touch of glamour and these M·A·C lashes are perfect for the job. Well loved by beauty pros for their dramatic look and long-wearing credentials, M·A·C took their #7 lashes to adorn all of the artists backstage at V Festival last year (£10.50, www. maccosmetics.co.uk)

6. M·A·C 3D GLITTER

Festival chic demands a sprinkling of glitter, and M·A·C Cosmetics create the most covetable pots of sparkle out there. They upped their game recently with the release of their amazing holographic 3D Glitter range, which comes in seven gorgeous shades and can be used on the face, body, and even hair! (£17, www.maccosmetics.co.uk)

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Any beauty buff worth their salt knows that good brows can frame your face and transform your look, instantly giving a glamorous and well-groomed appearance. So we’re delighted to report that Benefit Cosmetics have just launched not one, but two dedicated brow bars in Cambridge, offering a one-stop shop for remedying your brow ailments (too sparse? too fair? too bushy?). Located at Boots on Sidney Street and at Debenhams in the Grafton Centre, you can drop in whenever or book a appointment with the licensed aestheticians at the bars, all of whom are highly trained in the art of brow shaping and tinting. Using a mapping technique which allows them to determine the right shape and hue of brow, they will take all your features as well as your colouring into account before waxing, tweezing and primping you all the way to brow perfection. www.benefitcosmetics.co.uk

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COMPETITION

Win!

WIN THREE MONTHS’ GYM & SPA MEMBERSHIP FOR TWO! his month we’ve teamed up with Impressions Fitness Suites and Pure Day Spa at One Leisure to give away three months’ free use of the gym, spa and a choice of treatments for you and a friend worth over £300. Prefer to relax or work out? You can do both at One Leisure, which has five sites in Huntingdon, Ramsey, Sawtry, St Ives and St Neots, all of which offer something different. Last year, the St Ives centre completed its impressive £4.3 million redevelopment which has seen it transformed into their flagship location with a number of facilities that rival any private health club or hotel spa (without the hefty price tag!). The gyms are fully equipped with the latest Technogym cardio and resistance equipment, complemented by Power

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Plate vibration machines, functional training frames and free weight areas. Membership doesn’t just stop at the gym. There are over 200 fitness classes to choose from, plus swimming sessions in the morning, daytime and evenings. If you have children under five there are free crèche spaces available so there is nothing to stop you working out. To unwind, the Pure Day Spa has luxurious heat experience rooms including saunas, steam rooms, tropical showers and heated relaxation areas. Each site has additional rooms to choose from for a unique experience which may include ice fountains, water beds, salt inhalation and foot spas. Complete with the prize package you and your friend can each choose one of the following health and beauty treatments: Decléor Discovery Facial (for women),

Decléor Express Energising Facial (for men), Decléor Tranquillity Scalp Massage, Back & Neck Massage with Hot Stones, Jessica Manicure with Polish or a Sienna X Spray Tan. To be in with a chance of winning, visit: www.cambsedition.co.uk. For more information about Impressions Fitness Suites and Pure Day Spa visit www.oneleisure.net

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Catherine Carr road-tests the newest way to rev up your health and fitness routine: an exercise mini break in Eastern Europe (accordions and ‘wodka’ included). What could possibly go wrong? y sister said she’d come, so I booked. I desperately needed some time out, and we both wanted a kick up the pants to get exercising again. Fast forward a couple of months and we found ourselves on a flight to Kaunas, Lithuania, with rumbling anxieties about the number of socks and sports bras we had for the weekend. I have to admit I’ve always been a bit idle when

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it comes to exercise, and after my babies were born, it took a lot to get me back into the gym. At one point I hid my trainers, unable to face their judgement every time I chose slippers and the sofa, over sit-ups and squats. However, when I did finally make the decision to start (always the hardest part of all) – I thank my lucky stars I found Jonas Zimnicki. Lithuanian by birth (see?! It

will all make sense), he came to Cambridge in 2004 with no English, £40 in his pocket, and very little idea of how he was going to make a go of his new life. Fast forward six years, and the former farming boy is unrecognisable. Born with one deformed leg and unable to run, he made the brave decision to amputate his leg as a teenager, and now makes his living as a personal trainer and fitness model.

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His circuit sessions at Cambridge Regional College sorted out my post-baby body in double quick time, and his gentle and understanding attitude meant I never felt shy about trying. We’ve stayed in touch over the years as he’s moved from gym to gym, so when he told me out his latest idea for Wild Workout Weekends in the heart of his homeland... I was in. And so was my sister, CJ. Admittedly the first morning wasn’t great. Tired from a flight and unsure about what was coming, a 6.30am wake-up call for a chilly 30-minute run sounded like fresh hell to me. My sister was somewhat less optimistic. Wearing second-rate kit and scowls, we set off for a dynamic (WHAT?!) warm-up in the forest. I won’t lie: if someone had offered me a tractor ride out of there, at that moment, there would have been zero debate. And yet… Fast forward a mere ten minutes, and something started to happen. My joints eased, the sun came out and I realised I was enjoying myself. Past a sparkling lake and through a ginormous pine forest we ran… up a sandy track and over fields. Ok, so we got a tiny bit lost and ended up meeting the cows busy providing milk for our breakfast, but by then, I was truly hooked. The weekend was fantastic. Our group packed a lot in: running more; cycling a bit; pulling a tractor; climbing on high wires; crazy cross-fit style circuits and laughing. A lot (very good for the abs, that). And, while it was bonkers hard work, the three days managed to cater for every fitness level and ability, without making anyone feel daft. Aside from the exercise, we also enjoyed sports massages, sessions on nutrition (it turns out there are better ways to start the day than with a bowl of cereal that turns the milk chocolatey. Who knew?! And we were all gently encouraged to think about things we could do when we got home. Like, maybe, exercise more. Once we’d recovered, of course. In our downtime, we ate delicious meals cooked for us in the fresh air, had saunas and – in traditional Lithuanian style – followed it by jumping into the freezing lake… something that is both bonkers and amazingly good at soothing sore muscles. And that was the unique thing about the weekend. It managed to mix Lithuanian craziness (accordion, dancing and a cheeky shot of wodka, anyone?) with lashings of farm-fresh food and beautiful unspoilt

OTHER PLACES TO GET THE BUZZ OF OPEN AIR FUN, CLOSER TO HOME CAMBRIDGE BOOT CAMPS – cambridgebootcamps.com – women only and fantastic. Charlie Wall is a heroine to many Cambridge ladies. INSANE TERRAIN – www.insaneterrainrunning.com – newest and most fun obstacle course race on the block. Run by local boy, Ashley Edwards. PARKFIT – www.parkfit.co.uk – ‘your park is our gym’. Boot camp style exercise, come rain or shine. PARK RUN - www.parkrun.org.uk – weekly 5k (timed) free run at Milton Country Park. cambridgeoffice@parkrun.com

scenery, resulting in the most fun I’ve had in a long, long time – and the BEST Facebook profile picture ever seen – see tractor picture. So I’m back. I’m typing this at a desk, and I’m sitting down. The wild weekend is over, and the 9-5 has begun again in earnest. But…. I’ve started a sugar detox, I’ve walked and run more and I’ve resolved to spend more time in the open air, as I

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know it did me the power of good. And, judging by the email banter this week, all nine of my fellow wild-weekenders are dining out on the stories, the photos and the glow of time truly well spent. Jonas will be taking the next trip in September, for more info check the website. www.fitnesstrainingcambridge.com/ wild_workout.html

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WORDS CHARLOTTE PHILLIPS

RECRUITMENT SPECIAL In the first of a special two-part series, Charlotte Phillips speaks to local experts for pratical tips on landing the job of your dreams iven our area’s careersharpening blend of new and old, where technological innovation rubs shoulders, virtually speaking, with tried and trusted old-style firms, you couldn’t really be in a better place for landing that dream job. It’s backed up by a recent report from research group Centre for Cities, which ranked Cambridge’s small and medium sized firms top in the UK for their focus on high growth, investing, among other things, in-workforce training and development to the economic benefit of

the country as a whole. Naturally enough, that means business leaders are looking for employees who are a perfect fit not just in terms of qualifications but as budding leaders with the ability to enthuse and motivate, as well as being good at teamwork. With many of our area’s jobseekers boasting qualifications up to their armpits, their raw talent is rarely in question. However, there can be a mismatch between their qualities and their ability to showcase them to potential bosses. Even Cambridge students, brainy as

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they are, can sometimes struggle, explains Catherine Alexander, a careers advisor at the University of Cambridge Careers Service. Demonstrating budding management strengths isn’t, however, as hard as it sounds, she explains. “They’ll have it, but just don’t realise it.” It’s a question of knowing where to look. If you’re captaining the netball team, she says, you’ll be scheduling practices, making players want to come along to them and picking up the pieces after a disastrous game - all

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hugely useful in later life. Similarly, musicians who organise and market concerts will also be honing their advanced project management talents. Not that they’ll necessarily realise. “A student will just come in and say, oh yes, I did a few concerts and they won’t recognise that there’s all these other skills bound up in this extra curricular stuff,” she says. “Bring it back to verbs,” is her advice. Thinking about all the things you had to do to make something happen usually far more than you realise – can be precisely what future employers are looking for.

AVOID BEING DENTED BY DIFFIDENCE It’s not just identifying your skills practical and academic - but having the confidence to put them across to others, something we still, as a nation, find perhaps surprisingly hard to do. And that diffidence is something that our area’s experts have to be good at helping often highly skilled, highly qualified candidates to overcome. One of the issues, says Madeleine Morgan, a locally based careers coach, is that the city’s glitter can seem a bit overwhelming, even to those touched by its golden glow. “My experience is that people do tend to undervalue what they do and what they’re capable of.” Surrounded by high achievers, buoyed by sky-high expectations, people tend to assume that whenever they go for a job, they’ll be outclassed by smarter, better qualified rivals. Like other careers experts in the area, her starting point is helping people to feel comfortable within their own skin, suggesting, for example, that they keep a success diary which starts to make them see their strengths and achievements more clearly and, as a result, helps make job hunting a far more positive experience. Francis des Rosiers is also well qualified to help those in need of a little morale boosting. A former director of HR, her own working life is enviable, combining not only career coaching, dispensed from an office ‘on stilts’ overlooking the beautiful Fen Drayton nature reserve, but the running of a small scale but beautifully formed B&B business where guests are wined, dined and warmed by first class hospitality, departing, physically and no doubt

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emotionally refreshed. The same principles apply when she works with those aspiring to a new job. Some may have had to cope with redundancy, something that’s an undoubtedly confidence crusher. Talking things over with someone who doesn’t share the emotionally charged intimacy that you get from family members can make a huge difference, she says. “It’s about showing them the paths for changing their lives that can make an enormous difference,” she says. “It’s a bit like looking at something through a prism or the key in a lock. Suddenly they have reached the realisation about how they need to go forward.” While cultivating the right attitude is vital, it’s essential, of course, not to neglect the basics. An entrepreneurial spirit so sparky that banks cold call you to lend you money, or charm so overwhelming that it can tame lions is as nothing unless a potential employer can detect their presence on your CV. David Neal, a senior manager with

An entrepreneurial spirit so sparky that banks cold call you to lend you money is nothing unless an employer can see it on your CV

recruitment consultancy Robert Half, stresses that the most common mistakes are often both basic – and easily avoided. Length and a one size fits all approach are common mistakes, he says. A good CV will be to the point and carefully customised. “Take a bit of time to shuffle and accentuate your strong points that are relevant to the position you are applying

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Hiring managers want to be sure each applicant has a genuine interest in the role they have applied for, and have spent time on the submission

for. Hiring managers want to be sure each applicant has a genuine interest in the role they have applied for, and see that they have clearly spent time on their submission,” he says. Readability and structure are also key. Qualifications, experience and skills should get top billing, together with the most recent chapter in your career history. And don’t forget to check before pressing ‘send’. “One of the worst things a job applicant can do is submit a CV or covering letter containing spelling or grammatical errors,” warns David Neal. While CV structure hasn’t changed much over the years, the way employers advertise jobs undoubtedly has. An increasing number are found online and it helps to know where to go looking. “Things like the BBC Production Talent Pool are advertised via Twitter,” says Catherine Alexander. LinkedIn, meanwhile, can be the go to place for consultancy-based opportunities; while Twitter and Facebook are sometimes a better fit for jobs in media and fashion. “How you use social media will depend on the sector you’re looking at.” All being well, you’ll make it through to the interview. For a (very) small minority, it’s a breeze. Most of us, however, find the process daunting to say the least. It’s not surprising, points out counsellor, teacher and coach Alexandra Scott from local firm A Space to Talk, given that it’s a combination of two of the things that as a nation – X Factor contestants aside - we’re least comfortable with: being judged and showing off in public. “I often get people coming to me who know they’re good professionally

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but turn into quivering wrecks as soon as they get to an interview,” she says. Since September, Alexandra, a counsellor, teacher and coach, has been running interview-preparation courses. The one-off sessions, with their emphasis on confidence-boosting and practical suggestions, are proving increasingly popular. She’ll help candidates with a tendency to ‘um’ and ‘er’ their way through interviews to reduce the use of fillers, as they’re called, and draw attention to body language – sitting slumped in a chair doesn’t radiate carpe diem enthusiasm. Perhaps most importantly, she’ll also help them achieve that most difficult balance of all – talking about their strengths in a way that doesn’t imply either arrogance or insecurity. One basic bit of advice is to mug up on the questions you might be asked. An online search will give you interviewers’ top favourites which, as she points out, ‘are as often used by the people actually putting together the interview, because we all use the same search engines.’ Think about your presentation. “Know in advance what you’re going to say if someone asks you what you do or why you left and what you’ve achieved. Have an example to hand that shows how

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Memorising five strengths is essential. They can help with both run of the mill questions and the curve ball variety

you’ve distinguished yourself. “ Memorising five strengths is, she says, essential. Suitably adapted, they can help with both run of the mill questions and the curve ball variety - such as what animal you most resemble - that can throw even the most seasoned interviewee off balance. Other handy hints include making the environment work for you. If offered a drink, always accept. The time taken to prepare it gives you the chance to scan the room for family photographs or certificates, not for stalking purposes but to give you the opportunity to bridge the gap between job hunter and candidate. Later on, a ten-

second pause to sip your water can also provide useful thinking space when faced with a challenging question. For most of us, getting that dream job is about leaving behind our current life and starting afresh elsewhere. While that’s undoubtedly true, particularly for those fresh from university or training embarking on the next stage of their lives, others may find that, with the right support, their dream job may in fact be the one they are already in. Madeleine Morgan has recently worked with a bright, personable technology executive who was routinely passed over for promotion because of a lack of confidence. She helped him identify strategies that contributed directly to the firm’s bottom line, encouraging other employees and clients to network more effectively. Profits increased, his contribution was recognised and he’s now the proud possessor of several pay rises, a promotion – and a dream job, all without having to change employers. The important point to remember about job hunting, says Alexandra Scott, is that, as the world’s leading expert is you, nobody else is going to do it better. “If you’re not going to show yourself off, nobody else will.”

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